James Franklin wasn’t out of a job for long.

The former Penn State football coach is finalizing a deal to be named Virginia Tech’s next head coach, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

The news comes a little more than a month after Franklin was ousted at Penn State and fills a job that has been vacant since Brent Pry was let go on September 14 after the Hokies had started the year 0-3.

Weeks after his Penn State ouster James Franklin has landed at Virginia Tech. AP

Philip Montgomery has been serving as Virginia Tech’s interim coach since then and the Hokies are coming off a 34-14 loss to Florida State on Saturday.

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