In February 2015, Franklin was the lone college head coach among the speakers and panelists at the prestigious MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston. With his ticket punched for State College, PA, new Penn State football coach James Franklin is officially closing up shop in Nashville. And thats a healthy thing in any relationship in life with your friends, with your team, as long as its done in a respectful manner. The Nittany Lions 22 forced fumbles are the second-most in program history behind the school standard of 25 set in 1968 and the 2.55 yards per rush is seventh in the program record books. Franklin coached quarterback Josh Freeman and oversaw an offense that produced a 3,000-yard passer (Freeman), 1,500-yard receiver (All-American wide receiver Jordy Nelson) and 1,000-yard rusher (James Johnson) during the 2007 season, a first in school history. Penn State had a program-record 38 student-athletes claim Academic All-Big Ten honors in the fall of 2021, besting the previous mark of 35 set by Franklins squad in 2017. The Commodores were 5-3 in SEC play, winning five SEC games for the first time since 1935, and posted two shutouts for the first time since 1968. Penn State finished the regular season 75, and 45 in Big Ten play. Idaho State ranked ninth nationally in total offense that year. Franklin's departure from Vanderbilt was not without controversy, as his sudden move to Penn State upset most of Vanderbilt's fans. So for now, those thoughts stay between him and his innermost circle. The 2010 squad was among the national leaders in scoring offense at 32.2 points per game and was led by ACC Rookie of the Year quarterback Danny OBrien. The Commodores had a breakthrough campaign in 2012 under Franklin, finishing on a seven-game winning streak (longest since 1948) to post a 9-4 mark, Vanderbilts most wins in 97 years, and a berth in the Music City Bowl, in which VU defeated NC State, 38-24. Franklin is one of five current FBS head coaches to lead his teams to a bowl game in each of his first nine seasons as a head coach and one of nine to do so in 10 of their first 11 seasons. In addition to the guaranteed money, Franklin's contract has incentives including $800,000 for a national title, $400,000 for a College Football Playoff appearance and $350,000 for winning the Big Ten Championship Game. He graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in May 2020. As part of the Cotton Bowl festivities in 2019, Franklin and his family made a $10,000 financial commitment to the Dallas Childrens Hospital. Penn States defense allowed just 17.3 points per game in 2021, good for sixth in the country. They were re-introduced when Franklin was coaching at Maryland several years later. One hundred eleven of the 205 signees (54 percent) under Franklin are from within a 250-mile radius of State College. That year, the Bengals recorded 29 touchdowns, 258 receptions, and in excess of 3,300 passing yards for one of the best statistical seasons in school history. Penn State posted its fourth-straight top 12 finish in the final CFP rankings, coming in 10th. Born outside of Philadelphia to a white mother and black father, Franklin was a product of those two different Americas. But in a lot of ways it wasnt, because I didnt know if it was a real possibility, Franklin added, now entering his sixth year on the job. After spending most of 2020 apart, Penn State coach James Franklin and his family have reunited again in State College. Generally, black andminoritycommunities were found within redlined areas. James Franklin and the No. From 2016-19, Franklin led Penn State to 42 wins, the most in program history for the Big Ten era in a four-year span, and 28 league wins, a program record. Penn State Coach James Franklin, center, with his players at Beaver Stadium, is the highest-paid state employee in Pennsylvania, at more than $4 million per year. "He has been through the most thorough vetting process that any individual has gone through at the university," Erickson said after a press conference at Beaver Stadium where Franklin made his first official appearance as a leader of Penn State. In that position, he set seven school records and was a Division II player of the year nominee in 1994. He was a panelist for the session, The Formula to Win: College Football Analytics, which was moderated by ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols. A program-record 10 Nittany Lions were named 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, besting the previous mark of nine set a year earlier. Franklin guided the Lions to a 4-0 start, joining Harlow as the only first-year Penn State coaches to win their initial four games. McSorley, who was the Offensive MVP of the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, followed up his record-breaking 2016 campaign with another outstanding season. The Nittany Lions had 15 players garner All-Big Ten accolades, including two first-team selections in Amani Oruwariye and Yetur Gross-Matos. Franklin was named the 16th head football coach in the storied history of the Nittany Lion program on January 11, 2014. [30], Penn State got off to their worst start in school history in 2020, starting 05. This collection consists of the personal papers of Berenice Harriet Jewett Bradshaw. In his first 11 years as a head coach, Franklin mentored 90 players who have gone on to the NFL ranks. Following the regular season they played Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl, losing 2724. Franklin also worked with Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles (1999) and Minnesota Vikings (2008) in the NFL program. Even with a losing record, the 2011 team outscored their opponents 347 to 281. Clifford and Smith are the fourth and fifth overall winners of the award in Penn State history. Franklin returned to Maryland in 2008 as the Terps assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. The Nittany Lions earned 16 All-Big Ten honors (six on offense, nine on defense, one on special teams), including first-team laurels for Freiermuth, defensive end Jayson Oweh and defensive end Shaka Toney. And I think thats an important piece the number of athletes that make up the sports and the breakdowns, but also that you never hear people talk about the number of assistant coaches. The Nittany Lions ended the season in the AP Top 25 in four consecutive seasons for the first time since a seven-year stint from 1993-99. A letter was sent cancelling the games, the explicit reason being the need to accommodate Mizzou into Vanderbilt's SEC East Division. Penn State ranked third in the Big Ten in total defense (328.8; 17th nationally), second in in passing defense (198.6; 24th), second in tackles for loss (6.7 per game) and fourth in rushing defense (130.2). Hired by the Nittany Lions to replace Bill O'Brien. The season was scarred early on by the sudden retirement of starting running back Journey Brown due to a heart disease.[32]. The Nittany Lions paced the Big Ten in first downs (223) and were second in total offense (430.3). 16 nationally in red zone offense (.897). Mrs. Bradshaw was a major benefactor/donor for Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. The teams will open the 2022 season on Sept. 1 at West . They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they were defeated by Cincinnati 3124 to finish the season 67 in 2011. During his tenure at K-State, Franklin nurtured record setting offensive talent; including the future NFL starters quarterback Josh Freeman and All-America wide receiver Jordy Nelson. Running back Saquon Barkley finished a stellar collegiate career by winning the Paul Hornung Award for the nations most versatile player, three major Big Ten awards Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year, Rodgers-Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football for the second-straight season. Penn State allowed just 11 passing touchdowns on the year, ranking fourth in the nation, while allowing 199.8 passing yards per game, ranking 23rd. He owns an 91-49 career record, with a winning record in nine of 11 seasons at the helm. The Nittany Lions are active in the community, participating in activities such as Uplifting Athletes, THON, Pennsylvania Special Olympics Summer Games, State College Area Food Bank and Penn State Hershey Childrens Hospital visits. It was hard, it was challenging. Among the season records he set were for total offense (3,128 yards), passing yards (2,586) and touchdown passes (19). Tyler Yazujian collected a berth on the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team in 2016 after an appearance on the second team in 2015. In 2006, he helped the Wildcats to their first winning season in four years. text-transform: uppercase; James Franklin is ranked #10th among the best college football coaches while Alabama's Nick Saban, Clemson Tigers' Dabo Swinney, and LSU's Ed Orgeron are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively. Franklin directed Vanderbilt to consecutive Top 25 finishes for the first time in the 124-year history of the program (No. 2 Alabama 340. Franklin finished his Vanderbilt career with a record of 2415 (an average of 8 wins per year). "I am pleased with the progress our program has made in the community, in the classroom and on the field. [20] Penn State agreed to pay $1.5 million that Franklin owed Vanderbilt for early termination of his contract, Penn State disclosed this information January 24, 2014, according to USA TODAY Sports. The Nittany Lions were ranked ninth in the final Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls to earn their 25th AP Top 10 finish. In 2016, Franklin secured the No. Leery of the media, or in the very least the Internets ability to twist quotes, Franklin is content with keeping most of his political opinions to himself. Penn State finished the season 112, ranked #8 in both the AP and Coaches Poll. You know I can see things from both perspectives, which I think is very valuable in a lot of ways.. The Nittany Lions earned 18 All-Big Ten selections across offense, defense and special teams, led by four first team honorees including wide receiver Jahan Dotson, safety Jaquan Brisker, defensive end Arnold Ebiketie and punter Jordan Stout. Penn State coach James Franklin has signed a 10-year, $75 million extension to stay with the Nittany Lions long term through the 2031 season, the program announced Tuesday. It allows kids growing up in this country men, women, black, white, whatever your background is that you could be the president of the United States. In 2019 the idea of a multiracial family is far less divisive than it once was, and in turn those experiences have helped Franklin in life more than he might have ever imagined, well after the long days and nights. A redlined map of Pittsburgh, communities in red were deemed risky investments for development projects and financial loans. The Big Tens selection of Kevin Warren marked the first Power Five conference to hire a black commissioner, albeit in a position known for longevity, but a first nevertheless. padding-top:5px; The 2019 class featured a pair of 247Sports five-star recruits and three No. Apke was the MVP of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The Commodores had played in four bowl games all-time in the 121 seasons prior to his arrival, none in consecutive years. In each of his three seasons in Nashville, Franklin signed classes that finished in the top 50 nationally. In the last six seasons under Franklin, Penn State is one of six teams to rank in the top 12 of the CFP final rankings at least four times, joining Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Clemson and Oklahoma. In 1972, Franklin was born into the remnants of that world, and while the governments words nearly 40 years earlier may have lost their weight, their economic impact and long-term effects are still felt to this day. It was only the third nine-win season in school history, also was the first time since 1935 that Vandy won five SEC games in a year and the first time in 30 years that they won at home against Tennessee. Franklin has never indicated who he voted for (or if he did), but there are a myriad of reasons to think his political leanings might run counter to the natural majority of rural America and rural Pennsylvania. 17 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls. Over the last 20 games during the 2012-13 seasons, the Commodores 16-4 record was second-best in the SEC to Alabamas 17-3 mark. I just think over time the races are going to continue to mix and I think its going to bring more openness. [5] Since then, he has been considered a top recruiter. 4 overall recruit. 1995 - Kutztown University (Wide Receivers). I look forward to diligently working with President Barron and Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour on implementing a plan that puts our University and our student-athletes in the best position to compete on the field and in life.". In February 2015, the Nittany Lions highly-regarded class of 25 signees was ranked in the top 15 nationally by the four major recruiting services. By Dec. 30, 2018 there were just 10 black head football coaches within the Power Five conferences with only a few more in total over the span of 130 programs nationwide. Franklin's career bowl record of 5-5 is highlighted by a pair of New Years Six bowl game victories in the Fiesta Bowl and Cotton Bowl, and he has taken Penn State to two Rose Bowls since arriving from Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt had only been to four bowl games in school history. 23/24 2013 & No. All told, only three coaches prior to Paterno have coached more games at . It was Penn States highest finish in the polls since 2005. James Franklin's family dealing with heightened challenges due to coronavirus (2:22) Penn State coach James Franklin details the challenges his family is facing during the coronavirus pandemic . 1 running back in the state of Pennsylvania in 2015 (Saquon Barkley), 2016 (Sanders) and 2022 (Singleton). Franklins victories in the Fiesta Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Music City Bowl and Birmingham Bowl (formerly the Compass Bowl) marked the first time in each bowls history an African American head coach earned the win. And then you know obviously, [when I was younger] you just didnt know if there would be someone that looked like me in this job or in this position I try to avoid politics as much as I possibly can. 8 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls and No. Matt Zemek. Penn State was ranked in the AP Top 25 for the 63 consecutive polls in which it was eligible from 2016-20, marking the third-longest streak in program history and longest streak since 1993-2000 when PSU was ranked for 121-straight weeks. StateCollege.com provides local news, entertainment, and information for State College, PA. We offer the latest breaking news and videos straight from the Centre County region in Central PA. 220 Regent Court, Suite B, State College, PA 16801, Copyright 2000 document.getElementById('copyright').appendChild(document.createTextNode(new Date().getFullYear())) | StateCollege.com | All Rights Reserved | State College, PA Centre County Central Pennsylvania Home of Penn State University. I was raised [by my mom] but my family in the United States was all black It was pretty obvious to me at a very early age that there were differences. 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