Virginia Tech made one of the splashiest hires of the offseason when they landed former Penn State head coach James Franklin to be the new leader of the program. Franklin build one of the most consistent programs in Happy Valley and is looking to resurrect the Hokies into an ACC contender and a player on the national level as well.
So far so good. Franklin seemed to make good hires on his staff, he took a high school class that was ranked outside of the top 100 before he arrived and turned it into a top 25 class, and finished with one of the best transfer portal classes in the ACC. There is still work to be done in Blacksburg, but it looks like Franklin has laid a good foundation to have a strong first season at Virginia Tech.
More praise for Franklin’s hiring
There are not many college football analysts who have not liked the hire of Franklin at Virginia Tech and the latest praise comes from Fox Sports Joel Klatt:
“Virginia Tech made a great hire with James Franklin. That’s a good football coach who just kind of capped out, ceiling-type deal, at Penn State,” Klatt said. “Listen, you can’t argue with what he was able to accomplish at Penn State…