His incentives are capped at $1 million per year.[28]. 8 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls and No. Franklin was also a finalist for the Paul Bear Bryant, Eddie Robinson and Associated Press National Coach of the Year awards. 1 month ago. These papers generally relate to her . On August 18, 2017, Penn State announced that Franklin signed a six-year contract extension worth $5.738 million a year. The 2012 team had numerous milestones. It also marked the first time PSU has won two New Years Six bowl games in a three-year span since 1995 (Rose) and 1997 (Fiesta). Backgrounds play a part in that, age, experience all of it. In 1997, he became wide receivers coach at James Madison, and, the following year, became tight ends coach at Washington State. 1998 - Washington State (Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends)
The Class of 2016 at Penn State finished in the top 20, ranking as high as 18th by ESPN, and featured a pair of five-star recruits. "He has been through the most thorough vetting process that any individual has gone through at the university," Erickson said after a press conference at Beaver Stadium where Franklin made his first official appearance as a leader of Penn State. Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford drops back to throw against Purdue during a 35-7 Nittany Lion win on Oct. 5, 2019 at Beaver Stadium. Matthews broke the SEC season record with 112 receptions for 1,477 yards and seven touchdowns in 2013, becoming the first SEC receiver to make 100 catches in a season. In 2017, Franklin led the Nittany Lions to another 102 regular season, 72 in Big Ten Games. [22][23] In the days following the move to Penn State; on January 7, 2014, James Franklin was forced to discuss the gang rape allegations by four of his former players at Vanderbilt. And within Franklins lifetime, that scene was one nearly impossible to imagine. Theres no advantage from [your race] but theres no disadvantage either, youre just being hired on your ability to do the job. The first 9 win season since 1915. James Franklin Delivers an Invitation, and a CTA, to Penn State's Trustees 'We have to embrace the new college football,' Franklin tells the board. Franklin and his staff organized a top-25 recruiting class in short order after being hired at Penn State in January 2014. Its a responsibility that I think I have. The longest road winning streak (4) since 1950. The Nittany Lions posted their first 1,000 single-year APR in program history in 2018-19, topping the previous high of 993 in 2014-15. The Nittany Lions ended the season in the AP Top 25 in four consecutive seasons for the first time since a seven-year stint from 1993-99. [5], Franklin has also held internships at several National Football League (NFL) franchises, including the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Minnesota Vikings. Additionally, Vanderbilt's 25 combined wins in Franklin's three years in charge was the Commodores' highest total in school history. Head coach James Franklin is entering his eighth season leading the Penn State Nittany Lions football program after he joined the program in 2014. Franklin was a finalist for the Paul Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award for the second time at Penn State (2016) and third time in his head coaching career. They began a long-distance relationship that led to an engagement in Green Bay, where Franklin worked in 2005. In the 2020 fall semester, five student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA), 37 made Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) and 86 posted a 3.0 GPA or higher with the Universitys alternative COVID-19 grading system in place. Franklin attributes his success on the field to the strength of his teams dedication to four core values: positive attitude, great work ethic, compete in everything you do and must be willing to sacrifice. When Mike Brown was acting head coach for the Golden State Warriors, opposite Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue in the 2017 NBA Finals, it marked the first time since 1975 that two black head coaches had met in the Finals. 5 by Rivals and No. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology in 1995. The 2011 seniors for the Vanderbilt football team became the first class in program history to qualify for two bowl games while at the school. on. Diversity is important so that youre able to see and hear different perspectives so that you can ultimately make the best decision for the organization. Franklin was born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1972, to James Oliver and Jocelyn "Josie" Franklin. Barkley is just the fifth player since 1924 to win two career Silver Football honors. Receive all the latest news and events right to your inbox. Penn State had an emergence of true freshmen skill players on offense in running backs Keyvone Lee and Caziah Holmes, wide receivers Parker Washington and KeAndre Lambert-Smith, and tight end Theo Johnson, with true freshmen accounting for 1,486 of Penn States 3,873 yards (38 percent), marking a school record for most combined scrimmage yards by true freshmen in a single season. I think thats important for our society and thats important for our country. The Commodores had a breakthrough campaign in 2012 under Franklin, finishing on a seven-game winning streak (longest since 1948) to post a 9-4 mark, Vanderbilts most wins in 97 years, and a berth in the Music City Bowl, in which VU defeated NC State, 38-24. 5 min read. By. Wide receiver Jahan Dotson led the league in receiving yardage (884; 19th nationally) and was tied for the nation's lead in catches of 60-plus yards (4). In addition to the guaranteed money, Franklin's contract has incentives including $800,000 for a national title, $400,000 for a College Football Playoff appearance and $350,000 for winning the Big Ten Championship Game. And if he can come across as guarded, its not for a lack of wanting to share. The Nittany Lions laid claim to the No. Jordan Matthews set a single-season record with 1,262 yards receiving. Or if you rather, Franklin was four when Penn State hired Don Ferrell, the university first black head coach. The 2019 class featured a pair of 247Sports five-star recruits and three No. Franklin has also been an ardent supporter of Be the Match, encouraging community members to join the national bone marrow registry. .bio-section-header
In court testimony, Franklin admitted to changing his story about whether he told Vanderbilt players that he had viewed a video recording of the incident. Under James Franklin, the Nittany Lions look to become a true College Football Playoff contender by complementing the current roster with new pieces capable of plugging holes. Hired by the Nittany Lions to replace Bill O'Brien. The team posted a 3.39 mark with 29 players earning Academic All-Big Ten recognition. Penn State had a program-record 38 student-athletes claim Academic All-Big Ten honors in the fall of 2021, besting the previous mark of 35 set by Franklins squad in 2017. It also marked the first time Penn State as a program went to three New Years Six bowls in four years since 1980-83 (1980 Fiesta, 1982 Fiesta ,1983 Sugar). Sort of. And thats a healthy thing in any relationship in life with your friends, with your team, as long as its done in a respectful manner. 2011-13 - Vanderbilt (HeadCoach)
Franklin was born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1972, to James Oliver and Jocelyn "Josie" Franklin. They know if theyre successful its going to open up opportunities for more [minorities]. 17 Memphis in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. State College Webcams; Sports. There was a lot of conflict. Franklin helped Matthews develop into a two-time All-American and the SECs career leader in receptions (262) and receiving yardage (3,759). In 2008, he returned to Maryland as the offensive coordinator, assistant head coach, and head coach in waiting. I think a lot of people that are in this type of position, they know that theres a little extra emphasis there. January 22, 2023. Last fall, Penn State's head football coach, James Franklin, received a 10-year contract extension making a guaranteed $7 million each year. He helped the Terrapins to victories in the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl and the 2010 Military Bowl. Franklin was welcomed to an America eight years removed from the Civil Rights Act, but the nations march toward true equality was still ongoing, the impact of segregation still so prevalent that you might wonder if anything had really changed. Franklin has guided the Nittany Lions to an 86 percent graduation success rate, a perfect single-year 1,000 APR for the 2018-19 school year and record-breaking performances in the classroom. Franklins recruiting classes in the last five years have been ranked an average of 12.0 nationally. I always identified as African-American and I think thats because all of my family was. You have no choice. Sometimes painful, in more ways than one. For Franklin, the importance and impact of that diversity goes beyond his own team and beyond race. The area that I spent my time in Pittsburgh it was [mostly] African-American. Everything is magnified, especially when you exist against the grain, against what has always been the safe hire. The Nittany Lions earned a New Years Day bowl berth against Arkansas in the Outback Bowl. You know, thats all of it. The team's only losses by more than seven points were at No. font-size:1.10em;
I didnt grow up in Pennsylvania thinking I could be or would be the head football coach of Penn State, Franklin said as the fog rolled across Mount Nittany on the horizon. The class was also ranked No. But the interesting thing for me is that became my normal.. After five successful years at Maryland, Franklin was named wide receivers coach on Mike Shermans Green Bay Packers staff in 2005. 1 player in the state of Pennsylvania (Sanders) for the first time since Jared Odrick (2006). The Nittany Lions, started the season off with a 50 record and with wins over #12 Wisconsin and #22 Auburn were ranked as high as #4 in the country. In February 2015, Franklin was the lone college head coach among the speakers and panelists at the prestigious MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston. It was very early on that I realized that I was different, Franklin said. . This was a dream job for me. Nine of the 15 highest-ranked 247Sports Composite recruits at Penn State since 2000 have been signed by Franklin. James Franklin is locked in to stay with Penn State for the long haul. From building team camaraderie, to recruiting, to coaching spring ball, he ha STATE COLLEGE, Pa. At 6 a . 7 Penn State Nittany Lions lost 1 of the ugliest games in college football history on Saturday in State College, falling to unranked Illinois 20-18 in 9 (yes, really, 9 . The Nittany Lions had 18 players garner All-Big Ten accolades, including four first-team selections in Barkley (running back and return specialist), Marcus Allen and Mike Gesicki. Franklin has served as the head football coach at Penn State University since 2014 and previously served in the same position at Vanderbilt University from 2011 to 2013. In February 2015, the Nittany Lions highly-regarded class of 25 signees was ranked in the top 15 nationally by the four major recruiting services. [5] Franklin completed a master's degree in educational leadership at Washington State in 1999. [3] Franklin was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity while at East Stroudsburg. Prior to Penn State's 2019 appearance in the Cotton Bowl, James Franklin matched a $10,000 donation from Goodyear to the Children's Medical Center Dallas.[40]. Franklin coached quarterback Josh Freeman and oversaw an offense that produced a 3,000-yard passer (Freeman), 1,500-yard receiver (All-American wide receiver Jordy Nelson) and 1,000-yard rusher (James Johnson) during the 2007 season, a first in school history. Largest margin of victory over rival Tennessee (23) 4118 since 1954 (260). I think for me in a lot of ways it is magnified because of how I grew up, Franklin said early Thursday morning, years, miles and millions of dollars later. Franklin has secured top-25 recruiting classes each of his last 10 seasons, including a top-5 class at Penn State in 2018 and the sixth-ranked class in 2022. But in a lot of ways, whether you agree with a lot of the policies or not, having a guy like Obama in office I do think changes things. In addition, McSorley set eight season records during his time in the Blue & White - passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions, 200-yard passing games, 300-yard passing games, rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, total offense yards, touchdowns responsible for - and the game record for yards of total offense. In his second season (2012), the Commodores finished 94 and ranked in both the Associated Press and USA Today end-of-season coaches' top 25 for the first time since 1948 (and the first ranking in any week since 2008). The first time in Vanderbilt history a player (Zac Stacy) had rushed for over 1,000 yards back to back years. "[24][25], During the 2016 season, Penn State started the season 22, but Franklin rallied his team to win the next eight games, winning the Big Ten's East Division, followed by a victory over Wisconsin in the 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game. Vanderbilt had only been to four bowl games in school history. Published. Franklin and his staff inked the sixth-ranked recruiting class according to 247Sports in 2022, which featured the Gatorade and Maxwell National Player of the Year (Nicholas Singleton), two number one recruits from their respective states (Singleton and Dani Dennis-Sutton) and six of the top 10 players out of Pennsylvania. With a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Lamont Wade vs. Illinois and an 81-yard punt return for a score by Dotson vs. Michigan State, PSU was one of four Power Five schools in 2020 to have a kick and punt return for a TD. "My family and I are very thankful to be a part of the Penn State community," Franklin said in a statement. When Franklin was three, Frank Robinson was hired by the Cleveland Indians, the first black manager in Major League Baseball history, breaking a new barrier in the sport some 19 years after Jackie Robinson had retired from the game. The Commodores had played in four bowl games all-time in the 121 seasons prior to his arrival, none in consecutive years. 6 Penn State coach James Franklin has finally been reunited with his family kind of. }
During that season, Green Bay ranked third in the NFL in receptions (383) and seventh in receiving yards (3,766). If Franklin ever starts those discussions remains to be seen, though in all likelihood that day will never come. Vanderbilt's six wins were by an average margin of 24 points. With wins over No. The Nittany Lions overcame a 14-point deficit late in the third quarter, tying the largest comeback in Penn States bowl history. Even as Jeffries took to the sideline, nobody knew how it would go, or how long it would be before another black coach would lead a football team at the D1 level. But again I dont want it to be artificial. And I think sometimes where people get skewed with the numbers, you always hear them talk about the number of athletes. A redlined map of Pittsburgh, communities in red were deemed risky investments for development projects and financial loans. The Nittany Lions were ranked ninth in the final Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls to earn their 25th AP Top 10 finish. James Franklin Contract and Salary Breakdown at Penn State Signed: 2021 Term: Through 2031 season Base Salary: $500,000 Additional Salary: Supplemental Pay: $6,500,000 Annual Retention Bonus: $500,000 Franklin's base salary, supplemental pay, and retention bonus are all static for the duration of his deal. You can even have confrontations. And I think thats an important piece the number of athletes that make up the sports and the breakdowns, but also that you never hear people talk about the number of assistant coaches. Mark. 14 by Rivals and No. He had an annual guaranteed pay increase of $100,000 along with retention bonuses, plus performance incentives each year. Franklin guided Penn State to back-to-back New Years Six bowls in 2016 (Rose) and 2017 (Fiesta) for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta). Tight end Pat Freiermuth was selected as the Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year, becoming Penn States first tight end to win the award. One hundred eleven of the 205 signees (54 percent) under Franklin are from within a 250-mile radius of State College. [34] The Franklins have two daughters, Addy and Shola.[35]. 1 Pennsylvania recruit in three-straight years (2018 Micah Parsons; 2017 Lamont Wade; 2016 Miles Sanders) for the first time since 2004 (Anthony Morelli), 2005 (Justin King) and 2006 (Jared Odrick). James Franklin and the No. In 2019, punter Blake Gillikin took home CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team honors for the second-straight year to become the 12th two-time first-team selection in Penn State history. By Dec. 30, 2018 there were just 10 black head football coaches within the Power Five conferences with only a few more in total over the span of 130 programs nationwide. Stout was named the Big Ten Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year, becoming the first Penn State player to ever win the award and the 10th conference major award winner in the Franklin era. The Nittany Lions were defeated by a score of 2410 to finish the season 7-6. 23/20 2012). I think geographic [plays a part in that]. 1996 - East Stroudsburg (GraduateAssistant/Secondary)
2008-10 - Maryland (AssistantHeadCoach/OffensiveCoordinator/Quarterbacks)
After five days of quarantine and four COVID-19 tests, Penn State coach James Franklin surprised his family with a visit on Christmas Eve. Franklin was welcomed to an America eight years removed from the Civil Rights Act, but the nation's march toward true equality was still ongoing, the impact of segregation still so prevalent that. Barrett (2014, 2017). On December 17, Vanderbilt announced Franklin had been hired as head coach. 1-ranked recruits in their respective states (Brandon Smith, Adisa Issac, Sal Wormley). The season was scarred early on by the sudden retirement of starting running back Journey Brown due to a heart disease.[32]. "I've responded to some people who've said, 'I sure hope you've done your due diligence,'" Joyner said. Offensively, Penn State finished seventh in FBS with a 41.1 scoring average, the third-highest in program history, and 19th in total offense with a 460.3 average, which also ranks third in PSU history. In 2003, Franklin added duties as recruiting coordinator and directed back-to-back recruiting classes ranked in the Top 25 nationally. And the funny thing is in our country whenever you say diversity people go right away to black or white. When his father (who met Franklins mother while stationed at an Air Force base in Manchester, England) became an absent participant in Franklins life, the contrast was only stronger. James Franklin, the Nittany Lions' head coach, is building a championship culture at Penn State football. Although there is an eagerness for a time when that isnt the case. So for now, those thoughts stay between him and his innermost circle. I think for our players to be able to look up and see people in positions of power and in decision-making positions is important. I dont think were there yet. I have them with my close friends, I have them with the staff, with a small circle, and with my wife, you know things like that. Penn State finished the season ranked No. Materials date from 1903-1996 and include her autobiography, biographies, certificates, correspondence, a diary, family history, memorial service records, and newspaper clippings. During his first few press conferences, he had said how he wanted Penn State to again be the most dominant school in recruiting in Pennsylvania.[21]. Franklin and former Nittany Lion head coach Bill OBrien (running backs) were Maryland assistant coaches in 2003 and 2004 under Friedgen. James Franklin had a rough press conference, calling Ohio State "Illinois," and The 'Shoe "The Big House." Franklin began his coaching career as the wide receivers coach at Kutztown (Pa.) University (1995) and was a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University in 1996, working with the secondary. Twenty-three Penn State players have been selected in the last four NFL Drafts, the most in a four-draft span since 1993-96 (27 players drafted). 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