James Franklin
Head Coach at Virginia Tech since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 32
- First season
- 1995
- Teams
- 12
Career
15 stints
1990s
- 1995KutztownWide Receivers
- 1996East StroudsburgDefensive Backs
- 1996Roskilde KingsOffensive Coordinator
- 1997James MadisonWide Receivers
- 1998Washington StateTight Ends
- 1999Idaho StateWide Receivers
2000s
- 2000–2004MarylandWide ReceiversRecruiting Coordinator
- 2005Green Bay PackersWide Receivers
- 2006–2007Kansas StateOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 2007Kansas StateOffensive Coordinator
- 2008MarylandAssistant Head CoachOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 2009–2010MarylandOffensive Coordinator
2010s
- 2011–2013VanderbiltHead Coach
- 2014–2025Penn StateHead Coach
2020s
- 2026–presentVirginia TechHead Coach
Coaching tree
7 mentors, 144 protégés, 10 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row · Capped at 500 people
Relationships
Coached under
167
- 2026Aaron WarsawMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Aeneas HawkinsMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Allison Earwood, MAT, LAT, ATCMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Alvin FutrellMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Andy FrankMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Angelina De MarcoMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Anthony MidgetMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Anthony WilsonMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Arketa BanksMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Brayden DeVault-SmithMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Brent PryMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Brett ArnoldMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Brian CristMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Bud FosterMentored · Virginia Tech
- 2026Caleb TylerMentored · Virginia Tech
152 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
13
- 2026Brent PrySucceeded · Virginia Tech
- 2026Matt CampbellSucceeded by · Penn State
- 2026Philip MontgomerySucceeded · Virginia Tech
- 2025Terry SmithSucceeded by · Penn State
- 2014Bill O'BrienSucceeded · Penn State
- 2014Derek MasonSucceeded by · Vanderbilt
- 2011Gary CrowtonSucceeded by · Maryland
- 2011Mike LocksleySucceeded by · Maryland
- 2011Mike PeltonSucceeded · Vanderbilt
- 2011Robbie CaldwellSucceeded · Vanderbilt
- 2008Dave BrockSucceeded by · Kansas State
- 2005Ray ShermanSucceeded · Green Bay Packers
- 2000Mike GundySucceeded · Maryland
Tenure
32 seasons
- Penn StateHead coach · 2014–202512
- MarylandPosition coach · 2000–20045
- VanderbiltHead coach · 2011–20133
- MarylandCoordinator · 2008–20103
- Kansas StateCoordinator · 2006–20072
- Virginia TechHead coach · 2026 · current1
- Green Bay PackersPosition coach · 20051
- Idaho StatePosition coach · 19991
- Washington StatePosition coach · 19981
- James MadisonPosition coach · 19971
- East StroudsburgPosition coach · 19961
- Roskilde KingsCoordinator · 19961
- KutztownPosition coach · 19951
Pipeline
6 of 30 coordinators
- 0 seasonsTerry Smithunder at Penn State 2014 · head coach at Penn State2025
- 1 seasonManny Diazunder at Penn State 2022 · head coach at Duke2024
- 9 seasonsBrent Pryunder at Vanderbilt 2011 · head coach at Virginia Tech2022
- 1 seasonBrent Pryunder at Penn State 2014 · head coach at Virginia Tech2022
- 4 seasonsCharles Huffunder at Penn State 2014 · head coach at Marshall2021
- 1 seasonRicky Rahneunder at Penn State 2014 · head coach at Old Dominion2020
- 1 seasonJoe Moorheadunder at Penn State 2016 · head coach at Mississippi State2018
Moves
Nothing on the wire for James Franklin. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.