On Saturday, rumors started to flow that former Penn State head coach James Franklin was given a deadline of Monday to decide his coaching future with one ACC program.

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The former Vanderbilt head coach had been linked to Arkansas and Auburn as potential places to land after PSU fired him with a 3-3 record in 2025. Virginia Tech had been linked to Franklin early on in their coaching search.

However, Franklin was biding his time and scoping out the best situation for him to make his return to college football . There was a possibility that the Florida State job could open for Franklin on Sunday if FSU lost to Virginia Tech on Saturday night.

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