James Geoffrey Franklin (born February 2, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. Franklin has served as the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University since 2014 and served in the same position at Vanderbilt University from 2011 to 2013.

James Franklin, a 29-year football coaching veteran, was appointed Penn State’s 16th head football coach on January 11, 2014 and enters his 14th season as a collegiate head coach.

Nov 3, 2024 · The easy answer for Penn State is to move on from James Franklin. But the reality is you never know what might happen under a new coach.

Jan 7, 2025 · As James Franklin prepares for the Orange Bowl, the Nittany Lions head coach reflected on how two Black head coaches can impact the future.

Apr 1, 2024 · James Franklin will resign as the head coach of Penn State football if the team misses the next College Football Playoff (CFP), he announced Sunday. Franklin, the 10-year leader of the Nittany Lions, has never made the CFP in his tenure.

Jan 8, 2025 · Franklin signed a 10-year, $85 million contract extension toward the end of the 2021 season, bumping up his annual salary by $1.1 million. The basics of the deal are unchanged.

4 days ago · Knowles also praised Penn State coach James Franklin for building "a real defensive culture" within the program. Penn State has had highly ranked defenses for nearly a decade under Brent Pry ...

Nov 29, 2024 · Penn State football coach James Franklin received a contract amendment to the 10-year deal he signed in 2021 reflecting the new College Football Playoff.

Nov 13, 2024 · Franklin, then a young coach rising through the ranks with a fairly robust history of changing jobs, was taking on a role you could easily imagine springboarding him to something bigger, better...

Dec 21, 2024 · By most measures of football success, James Franklin’s tenure at Penn State has been satisfying. A 100-41 record over 11 seasons, one Big Ten championship, a slew of players in the NFL. But...