Virginia Tech has hired James Franklin to fill its coaching vacancy, the school announced on Monday. Franklin, one of the top names on the open market, was fired by Penn State amid a 3-3 start to the 2025 season. CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz first reported Franklin's imminent hiring earlier on Monday.

The Hokies also made a midseason coaching change when they decided to move on from Brent Pry on Sept. 14. Pry, a former assistant of Franklin's at Penn State, started the 2025 campaign with an 0-3 record and had just one winning season in four years at Virginia Tech.

Franklin spent 12 seasons at Penn State. The Nittany Lions finished below .500 just once during his tenure, and that was in the COVID-shortened 2020 season.

"I'm honored and humbled to join the Hokie family," Frankl

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