Yeah dude, Ryan Day is good at this. Penn State signed a Rivals No. var el_button = document.getElementById('meta_more_button'); Jail record for FELL, JAMES FRANKLIN in Baldwin County, Alabama. [36], While serving as the tight ends coach at Washington State, Franklin first met his wife Fumi (then a student at Washington State) in 1998. Unfortunately for Michigan fans, Harbaugh's last win. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. First win at home vs. Tennessee in 30 years. McSorley, who was the Offensive MVP of the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, followed up his record-breaking 2016 campaign with another outstanding season. Info Share. Franklin was also a finalist for the Paul Bear Bryant, Eddie Robinson and Associated Press National Coach of the Year awards. Disgusting. 1999 - Idaho State (Wide Receivers) 2006-07 - Kansas State (OffensiveCoordinator/Quarterbacks) . Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. In addition, five-plus Nittany Lions have been drafted in five-consecutive years, the longest streak for PSU since 1978-84. 23/20 2012). Franklin has led Penn State to a 67-32 record in eight seasons, including a 2016 Big Ten championship, just the second outright Big Ten title for the team since the Nittany Lions joined the. That's an .087 winning percentage. The 2020 recruiting class finished No. Fifty-two squad members compiled at least a 3.0 GPA in the fall of 2019, which was the second-highest semester total in program history. Franklin and his staff organized a top-25 recruiting class in short order after being hired at Penn State in January 2014. Date: 1/12/23 #1 DRUG EQUIP-POSSESS - AND OR USE. Franklins recruiting classes in the last six years have been ranked an average of 12.5 nationally. Franklin also worked with Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles (1999) and Minnesota Vikings (2008) in the NFL program. Vanderbilt considered Franklin a candidate for its head coaching position vacated with the forced resignation of interim coach Robbie Caldwell after the 2010 season. Franklin's departure from Vanderbilt was not without controversy, as his sudden move to Penn State upset most of Vanderbilt's fans. In Franklin's first season at the helm, the Nittany Lions finished with a 7-6 record after defeating Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl. Fleck has an identical win percentage to Fitzy, however, that includes an 0-3 record at Western Michigan. In Franklins first season at Penn State, he helped Mike Hull to the Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year award to carry on the Linebacker U tradition. Freeman would go on to become the Wildcats highest NFL offensive draft pick since 1954 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him 17th overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. Heck, Dan Mullen is 2-21 at Mississippi State. James Franklin was named Penn State's 43rd Annual Renaissance Fund honoree in 2019. padding-top:5px; [1][2] He attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, and went to college at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, where he played as a quarterback all four years. padding-bottom:5px; Penn State won 31-30 in overtime Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports, JACKSONVILLE, FL JANUARY 02: Head coaches Bryan McClendon of the Georgia Bulldogs and James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions shake hands after the TaxSlayer Bowl game at EverBank Field between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Penn State Nittany Lions on January 2, 2016 in Jacksonville, Florida. 2 in the rankings and appearing in a second-straight New Years Six bowl, earning a 35-28 win over No. Florida Gators defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores 26-21. 1/12/23. His incentives are capped at $1 million per year.[28]. Offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead left to become the head coach at Mississippi State, star Running Back Saquon Barkley was drafted as the 2nd overall draft pick by the New York Giants, and Tight End Mike Gesicki was drafted by the Miami Dolphins. Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic . Parsons was the first sophomore to win Big Ten Linebacker of the Year. Vanderbilt had posted four nine-win seasons in program history, with Franklins last two teams comprising half of the total. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. James Franklin lost another game against a top ten team this weekend. The Class of 2016 at Penn State finished in the top 20, ranking as high as 18th by ESPN, and featured a pair of five-star recruits. Since starting his Michigan career 1-9 against top ten teams, Harbaugh has won three of the last six to bring his record up to 4-12. 9 in the final College Football Playoff rankings. Northwestern, like Vanderbilt in the SEC the sole private institution in the Big Ten, alleged that the real reason was fear on the part of Vanderbilt to continue playing its Big Ten counterparta series which had been referred to as the Battle of the Nerds.[19]. McSorley was named the Grange-Griffin Big Ten Championship Game MVP, as well as earning Maxwell Club Tri-State Player of the Year and All-Big Ten second-team honors. "You have to give Ohio State credit,. Early years [ edit] Additional information about this arrest can be found below. 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. Franklin guided Penn State to back-to-back New Years Six bowls in 2016 (Rose) and 2017 (Fiesta) for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta). Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? The Nittany Lions posted their third-straight season with at least nine wins in 2018 with a 9-4 overall record. Penn State football was once a source of immense pride. In November 2000, head coach Ron Vanderlinden was dismissed and replaced by Ralph Friedgen, a Maryland alum and former Georgia Tech offensive coordinator. 23 . [22][23] In the days following the move to Penn State; on January 7, 2014, James Franklin was forced to discuss the gang rape allegations by four of his former players at Vanderbilt. Franklin, convinced of the strength of Southeastern Conference football, ranked three SEC teams Alabama, Georgia, and Florida ahead of the consensus Number 1 Notre Dame in the final regular-season coaches poll for 2012.[14]. Franklin guided the Commodores to a 6-6 regular season record and earned a berth in the Liberty Bowl during his first season after inheriting a Vanderbilt team that finished 2-10 in both 2009 and 2010, with a combined mark of 1-15 SEC play. James Franklin record at PSU: 56-23 (.709) Record in 2 years prior to Franklin's arrival: 15-9 (.625) Franklin record vs OSU: 1-5 (outscored 184-139, 7.5 ppg) Conclusion: I see these two coaches as extremely similar. Do you have a sports website? The class was also ranked No. The 2018 recruiting class was ranked No. With the Pinstripe Bowl win, Franklin became just the third Penn State coach to lead the team to at least seven wins in his first season, joining Dick Harlow (1915) and Bill OBrien (2012). That is incorrect, and was instead mistakenly based on a reference from an outside story on the coach's . Following the regular season they played Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl, losing 2724. Franklin was born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1972, to James Oliver and Jocelyn "Josie" Franklin. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. The Nittany Lions laid claim to the No. Vandy defeated Houston Cougars in the BBVA Compass Bowl 4124. All comments and opinions are submitted by Internet users, and . Defensively, the Nittany Lions were seventh in the country in scoring average (16.5 ppg) and sacks (3.23 spg), while coming in 17th in total defense (329.5). Tyler Yazujian collected a berth on the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team in 2016 after an appearance on the second team in 2015. The Nittany Lions, started the season off with a 50 record and with wins over #12 Wisconsin and #22 Auburn were ranked as high as #4 in the country. 12 according to ESPN.com, No. .bio-section-header A look at the Big Ten coaches records against top teams. Im aware that this allows early season clownfraud trasch wins, but yall play pillow-soft non-cons anyways, so its legitimate more-often-than-not. Franklins first season was bookended with a pair of thrilling victories for the Nittany Lions. Penn State paced the Big Ten in first downs (223) and was second in total offense (430.3). if (Modernizr.desktop || Modernizr.laptop) { sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_inline('desktop'); } else { sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_inline('mobile'); } In 2015, Michigan beat Penn State 28-16 while on the road, and then, in 2016, the Wolverines crushed the Nittany Lions at home, winning 49-10. The 2011 bowl berth was Vanderbilts second since 1983. Defensively the Nittany Lions finished seventh nationally in tackles for loss (8.1) and 19th in sacks (2.86). He has a small sample size, especially when considering this is his sixth year with the Boilermakers, but he got his second win against a top five team (second-ranked Iowa in 2021) faster than everyone on this list except the next guy. Shortly before then coach Ralph Friedgen was fired in December 2010, he accepted the head coach position at Vanderbilt.[10]. Needless to say, the Penn State Twitter army was out in full force with. 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings and No. All Filters. Penn State coach James Franklin rockets to the top of any coaching candidate list, . The Nittany Lions surged in 2016, winning nine consecutive games en route to the Big Ten Championship, a Rose Bowl berth and an 11-3 overall record. Entering the 2022-23 bowl season, Franklin has been on the winning side of a bowl game as often as he has been on the losing end. Quarterback Sean Clifford closed out his career breaking school records in wins by a starting quarterback (32), completions (833), passing touchdowns (86), passing yards (10,661) and total yards (11,734). Four Vanderbilt football players were arrested on August 9, 2013, and charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. James Franklin is 2-13 vs AP Top-10 teams at Penn State, including 8 straight losses. Franklin has spent the last couple of months publicly professing unshakeable confidence in Clifford. In 1997, he became wide receivers coach at James Madison, and, the following year, became tight ends coach at Washington State. 21+ (18+ NH/WY). The Nittany Lions overcame a 14-point deficit late in the third quarter, tying the largest comeback in Penn States bowl history. .bio-section-logo Oh Bert. 2011: Vanderbilt - 6-7 (2-6, SEC) 2012: Vanderbilt - 9-4 (5-3) 2013: Vanderbilt - 9-4 (4-4) 2014: Penn State - 7-6 (2 . James Franklin Coaching Record. Odds and lines subject to change. Franklin has secured top-25 recruiting classes each of his last 11 seasons, including a top-5 class at Penn State in 2018 and the No. Booking date: 04/28/2023 06:46 PM Age: 67 Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR FELONY FAILURE TO APPEAR FELONY Franklin is 11-10 on the road at PSU. The Nittany Lions were ranked ninth in the final Associated Press and Amway Coaches. The man, the myth, the legend, Jim Leonhard has never lost to a top ten team. [1] Contents 1 Early life 2 Pikeville College years 3 Final years 4 References Early life [ edit] The 2012 team had numerous milestones. However, after an injury sustained by quarterback Sean Clifford, the team struggled towards the end of the season winning just two out of their final seven games. 1 Pennsylvania recruit in three-straight years (2018 Micah Parsons; 2017 Lamont Wade; 2016 Miles Sanders) for the first time since 2004 (Anthony Morelli), 2005 (Justin King) and 2006 (Jared Odrick). He played college football at Missouri. Someone leaving the stadium shouted "go home, losers" and "Franklin is a fraud" during the interview. Penn State propelled itself into one of the top defensive units in the nation, ranking tied for ninth in the country in scoring defense and tied for seventh in takeaways. Penn State finished the season 94, ranked #17 in the AP and Coaches Poll. border-top:3px solid #091F40; Franklin, who is in his eighth season at PSU, signed a six-year contract extension, pushing his deal with Penn State until Dec. 31, 2031. The Nittany Lions finished 11th in the College Football Playoff rankings and were ranked seventh in both the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls to earn their 26th AP Top 10 finish. Franklin is one of four current Big Ten coaches (Ryan Day, Kirk Ferentz, Jim Harbaugh) to have won a Big Ten Championship and became the first African American head coach to win a Big Ten title after Penn States 2016 victory.
