It appears James Franklin won’t be unemployed for very long.

According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Franklin, who was fired in mid-October after a 22-21 loss to Northwestern, is “in the early stages” of talks with Virginia Tech to become the school’s next head coach.

Franklin would succeed Brent Pry, who had a 6-24 record in three-plus seasons and was also fired earlier this season after an 0-3 start.

“James Franklin and Virginia Tech are engaged in the early stages of talks about him becoming the next Virginia Tech head coach,” Thamel stated on “College GameDay” on Saturday. “Resolution on his candidacy is expected in the upcoming days.

“Tech is still running a full search, they’re engaged with other candidates, but I can confirm mutual interest right now in the potential resolution early

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