Virginia Tech is one of the first major college football programs in the coaching carousel to find their new coach in James Franklin. Expectations are high in Blacksburg with the former Penn State coach leading the Hokies, but Franklin made it clear that he is also raising the expectations for the entire athletic department.
“Does it look, feel, smell and operate like a big-time program?” Franklin said, per ESPN’s David Hale. “All those things need to be in place. … I think the previous coaches here were in some challenging situations. That’s the truth of it.
“There’s some things that we’re going to have to look at, and it’s not just James Franklin. It’s the marketing office, the ticketing office. Everybody’s got to take some time and look in the mirror and say, ‘Are we operating like a big-time program?'”…