Franklin was born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1972, to James Oliver and Jocelyn "Josie" Franklin. Parsons was also selected as the Big Ten Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year to become the third Nittany Lion to claim the award, joining Mike Hull (2014) and Michael Mauti (2012). Franklin led Vanderbilt to a bowl game in each of his three seasons in Nashville, with the last two years resulting in wins over NC State (Music City Bowl) and Houston (BBVA Compass Bowl). But I [also] grew up in a predominantly white area in a suburb just outside of Philadelphia. [33] The team was invited to the Outback Bowl and a matchup with Arkansas, the first ever meeting between the two schools. If nothing else, his decision to keep his opinions private is a pragmatic business move given the political landscape that surrounds Centre County, one of only nine Pennsylvania counties Donald Trump failed to win despite winning all seven that border it by a wide margin. Franklin led Vanderbilt to a bowl game all three of his seasons as head coach at Vanderbilt, a team that had never previously participated in a bowl game in consecutive seasons, making him the only football coach in program history to do so. All told, only three coaches prior to Paterno have coached more games at . The Nittany Lions earned back-to-back 11-win seasons for the fifth time in program history and first time since 2008 and 2009 with an 11-2 record. Following the regular season they played Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl, losing 2724. The Penn State defense was a permanent fixture in the oppositions backfield, leading the country in sacks (3.62) for the second time in the last four years and ranking fourth in tackles for loss (8.2). In that position, he set seven school records and was a Division II player of the year nominee in 1994. Backgrounds play a part in that, age, experience all of it. During his first few press conferences, he had said how he wanted Penn State to again be the most dominant school in recruiting in Pennsylvania.[21]. In 2003, Franklin added duties as recruiting coordinator and directed back-to-back recruiting classes ranked in the Top 25 nationally. 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Idaho State ranked ninth nationally in total offense that year. 5 by Rivals and No. Largest margin of victory against secondary rival Kentucky (40) since 1916 when Vanderbilt won 450. It wasnt a dream to have, a goal to chase, a career path to ponder. "I am pleased with the progress our program has made in the community, in the classroom and on the field. In 2016, Franklin secured the No. Ten years before Jackie Robinson ever pulled a Dodgers jersey over his head and walked onto Ebbets Field, representatives of the Home Owners Loan Corporation scoured the country, collecting data that would accurately illustrate the nations inner cities and the neighborhoods surrounding them. Franklin and his wife, Fumi, established the Franklin Family Educational Equity Scholarship to help make the Penn State experience affordable for students who havent had access to enroll in the past. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology in 1995. In 2018, Penn State inked three 247Sports Composite 5-star recruits for the first time since rankings began in 2001. First 8-win season since 1982. Franklin was also a finalist for the Paul Bear Bryant, Eddie Robinson and Associated Press National Coach of the Year awards. You know I can see things from both perspectives, which I think is very valuable in a lot of ways.. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said Penn State and coach James Franklin were to blame for the logjam that took place in Michigan Stadium's tunnel at halftime of the teams' Oct. 15 game. Franklin served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kansas State during the 2006-07 seasons under head coach Ron Prince. Vanderbilt finished with 9 wins in consecutive years for the first time in school history, and was also ranked in the top 25 of AP and Coaches polls in back-to-back years for the first time. So I think more progress needs to be made. 2 in the rankings and appearing in a second-straight New Years Six bowl, earning a 35-28 win over No. Franklin has 27 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and NFL level. Franklin left the Wildcat coaching staff prior to Ron Prince's 2008 dismissal, and subsequent return of Coach Bill Snyder. In either case, politics is an arena where the risk can often outweigh the reward. Redlining was agovernment supported practice formuch of the reconstruction era and the 1900s. The Nittany Lions earned a New Years Day bowl berth against Arkansas in the Outback Bowl. [30], Penn State got off to their worst start in school history in 2020, starting 05. The 58.8 completion percentage by Penn State quarterbacks sits seventh and the 141.78 passing efficiency is 10th in the program annals. 1 month ago. The 2016 season brought record-breaking performances from the Nittany Lions as the offense set marks for total offense (6,056), passing yards (3,650), points scored (526) and double-digit comeback wins (4). First winning record in the regular season since 1982. Franklin served at Kansas State University as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Thats GMs. The metric used to determine such things was clear and often stated within the governments own literature. Wide receiver Jordan Matthews broke the Vanderbilt season receiving record with 1,363 yards on 94 catches. A redlined map of Pittsburgh, communities in red were deemed risky investments for development projects and financial loans. 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. The Commodores had played in four bowl games all-time in the 121 seasons prior to his arrival, none in consecutive years. 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. Under Franklins tutelage, Carl Nassib claimed a trio of national awards Lombardi Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award and became Penn States 13th unanimous Consensus All-American. It was Penn States highest finish in the polls since 2005. Penn State finished No. In addition, McSorley set eight season records during his time in the Blue & White - passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions, 200-yard passing games, 300-yard passing games, rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, total offense yards, touchdowns responsible for - and the game record for yards of total offense. James Franklin and the No. Generally, black andminoritycommunities were found within redlined areas. 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. Franklins recruiting classes in the last five years have been ranked an average of 12.0 nationally. 23/24 2013 & No. Although there is an eagerness for a time when that isnt the case. Wide receiver Jahan Dotson led the league in receiving yardage (884; 19th nationally) and was tied for the nation's lead in catches of 60-plus yards (4). McSorley also became the second player in Big Ten history with 25 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing scores in a season, joining Ohio States J.T. Stacy became the first player in Vanderbilt history to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons, gaining 1,141 yards to finish his career with a school-record 3,143 yards and 30 rushing touchdowns. The 2019 class featured a pair of 247Sports five-star recruits and three No. [11] The Washington Post reported other candidates for the job were Al Golden of Temple and Larry Coker of UTSA (and formerly Miami), and that Franklin was not the frontrunner. Its amazing how many older assistants in the NFL that reach out to me and say that to me in college You know that when [minority coaches] are successful at a place like Penn State its going to open up opportunities for more people., I wouldnt describe it as weight but its something that Im very aware of. Ive talked to [Stanford head coach] David Shaw, a good friend of mine and a number of other coaches and I do think that a lot of the [minority] coaches carry a little bit of extra pressure, Franklin added. I realized that it was a blessing, that it was a positive, but growing up, yeah, it was hard. 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. The first time in Vanderbilt history a player (Zac Stacy) had rushed for over 1,000 yards back to back years. 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. 17 Memphis in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. 8 Arkansas 3128, at Florida 2621, and at Tennessee in overtime 2721. To be a minority hire is to carry the heritage of those who came before you and the pressure of keeping the door open behind you. Franklin has also been an ardent supporter of Be the Match, encouraging community members to join the national bone marrow registry. The Nittany Lions had 15 players garner All-Big Ten accolades, including two first-team selections in Amani Oruwariye and Yetur Gross-Matos. Read about Over a Decade and Counting: Seven Penn State Football Staffers Talk Loyalty and Longevity with James Franklin and more from the State College, PA region Saturday, April 2, 2022 Menu [3] Franklin was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity while at East Stroudsburg. Penn States No. The team posted a 3.39 mark with 29 players earning Academic All-Big Ten recognition. Penn State finished the season ranked No. 14 by Rivals and No. 2011-13 - Vanderbilt (HeadCoach) He owns an 91-49 career record, with a winning record in nine of 11 seasons at the helm. Ferrell first oversaw bowling en route to a three-decade long tenure within the athletic department. [31] They were able to rebound, however, by winning their last four games after that to finish 45. He has a $2 million buyout for the 2017 season and a $1 million buyout for every subsequent year. 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. D10, a different Pittsburgh community, this one the home of his grandparents: Concentration of negroes and undesirables, very congested.. Thats where diversity is important, no different than the decision making process. 15 per 247Sports. Clifford and Smith are the fourth and fifth overall winners of the award in Penn State history. In addition, Parsons became the 101st first-team All-American and 43rd consensus All-American in Penn State history. . Matthews broke the SEC season record with 112 receptions for 1,477 yards and seven touchdowns in 2013, becoming the first SEC receiver to make 100 catches in a season. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Thats owners. Barkley is just the fifth player since 1924 to win two career Silver Football honors. I didnt know if it would go outside of the family you know, the Penn State family, and the coaching tree that was here. Despite missing five of Penn States nine games due to a season-ending injury, Freiermuth led all Big Ten tight ends in receiving yards (310). There is no hiding from this chapter of American history, a time when segregation was state-sponsored and constitutional rights were trampled thanks to decades of legal gymnastics. Vanderbilt continued its historic rise under Franklin during the 2013 season, capping a school-record 9-4 campaign with a 41-24 win over Houston in the BBVA Compass Bowl. Barkley became the 100th first-team All-American in program history with Consensus All-America honors and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. In each of his three seasons in Nashville, Franklin signed classes that finished in the top 50 nationally. Offensively, the Nittany Lions continued to put up big numbers, ranking 15th in FBS in scoring offense with a 35.8 average, which ranks eighth in program history. 2006-07 - Kansas State (OffensiveCoordinator/Quarterbacks) Prior to the 2018 season, Penn State lost several key contributors from the previous seasons. James Franklin Delivers an Invitation, and a CTA, to Penn State's Trustees 'We have to embrace the new college football,' Franklin tells the board. . Sometimes painful, in more ways than one. He collected first-team accolades from Associated Press and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and second-team laurels from the Football Writers Association of American (FWAA), Walter Camp and Sporting News. In essence, James Franklin, head football coach at Penn State wasnt even an option when he took his first steps. He was a panelist for the session, The Formula to Win: College Football Analytics, which was moderated by ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols. [7] Friedgen retained Franklin as the wide receivers coach, one of only two assistants to be kept on the new coaching staff (running backs coach Mike Locksley was the other).[8]. Or if you rather, Franklin was four when Penn State hired Don Ferrell, the university first black head coach. Safety JiAyir Brown tied for the nations lead with six interceptions, the most for a Penn State player since 2006, and became the first Nittany Lion with six interceptions and two fumble recoveries in a season since 2005. Franklin was among five finalists for the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award in 2012. The good news for Franklin, his program has been able to expand that diversity as Penn State employs four different black assistant coaches with a handful of behind the scenes contributors as well. A victory at Missouri sparked an 8-1 finish, which included three consecutive SEC road wins for the first time in program history. 1999 - Idaho State (Wide Receivers) It's the Sunday after a game day in Happy Valley, but there's no hangover for the Nittany Lions coach - Sunday mornings are for him and the girls. Barkley was selected as the Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year and Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner for the conferences top player. 12/15 Wisconsin and No. Donald Driver was among the top receivers in the NFL, ranking second in receptions and eighth in receiving yards, with a then-career-high 86 catches for 1,221 yards. Vanderbilt's six wins were by an average margin of 24 points. Stout was named the Big Ten Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year, becoming the first Penn State player to ever win the award and the 10th conference major award winner in the Franklin era. Franklin and his wife, Fumi, have two daughters, Shola and Addison. Born outside of Philadelphia to a white mother and black father, Franklin was a product of those two different Americas. Diversity is important so that youre able to see and hear different perspectives so that you can ultimately make the best decision for the organization. Penn State had an emergence of true freshmen skill players on offense in running backs Keyvone Lee and Caziah Holmes, wide receivers Parker Washington and KeAndre Lambert-Smith, and tight end Theo Johnson, with true freshmen accounting for 1,486 of Penn States 3,873 yards (38 percent), marking a school record for most combined scrimmage yards by true freshmen in a single season. Penn State announced Franklin will make $4.3 million during the 2017 season as part of a contract will escalate each year through the 2022 season in which he will make $6.3 million. They received an invitation to the 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic where they defeated the #17 2019 Memphis Tigers 5339. 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. It was obvious that I was different. The football teams 2,100 hours of community service in 2014-15 equated to nearly 40 percent of the 5,300 community service hours by Penn State student-athletes. So for now, those thoughts stay between him and his innermost circle. "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. 5-rated recruit in the 247Sports Composite, which is the highest recruit signed by Penn State since 2005 when Derrick Williams was the No. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Franklin has led his teams to three Top 10 finishes (3 at Penn State) and six Top 25 finishes (2 at Vanderbilt; 4 at Penn State). 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. 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. Franklin began his coaching career as the wide receivers coach at Kutztown (Pa.) University (1995) and was a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University in 1996, working with the secondary. 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. Its a responsibility that I think I have. 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. Franklin has secured top-25 recruiting classes each of his last 10 seasons, including a top-5 class at Penn State in 2018 and the sixth-ranked class in 2022. Penn State continued to be among the nations elite in 2017, climbing as high as No. 16 nationally in red zone offense (.897). Franklins first season was bookended with a pair of thrilling victories for the Nittany Lions. There are no trailblazers for white head coaches they have simply always existed. Franklin finished the 2011 regular season with an overall record of 66 and a mark of 26 in conference play, finishing in a tie with Kentucky for fourth place in the SEC East. After five successful years at Maryland, Franklin was named wide receivers coach on Mike Shermans Green Bay Packers staff in 2005. The Nittany Lions overcame a 14-point deficit late in the third quarter, tying the largest comeback in Penn States bowl history. Despite impressive wins over a top 5 team and an appearance in the inaugural Texas Bowl, the Wildcat program was a far cry from the title contending teams fielded during the Snyder era. The Nittany Lions finished the 2019 season 112, and had a conference record of 72. Dear James Franklin, We know you are busy trying to go 1-0 this week, but the college football world is not going to let you focus solely on Penn State beating Illinois. { And if he can come across as guarded, its not for a lack of wanting to share. Future of this area is uncertain, negro encroachment threatening, reads the summary of section C17, the Pittsburgh neighborhood where one of Franklins aunts lived. Theres no advantage from [your race] but theres no disadvantage either, youre just being hired on your ability to do the job. The first 9 win season since 1915. The 2018 TIDES report, which grades race and gender hires in sports, gave the collegiate level a C for its racial diversity in head coaching hires and an F for gender diversity. The Backdoor Roth IRA: A Very Little Key May Open a Very Heavy Door. I think for me in a lot of ways it is magnified because of how I grew up, Franklin said early Thursday morning, years, miles and millions of dollars later. By. Franklin denied the accusation. 2005 - Green Bay Packers (WideReceivers) I think geographic [plays a part in that]. We have a female athletic director in Sandy Barbour, which is not common within the industry, and an African-American football coach, which is not common, he said. The engaging and enthusiastic Franklin is a popular speaker and media interview subject. Id love to be one of these guys that says so much that you can pretty much say anything and it doesnt faze anybody, Franklin said with a laugh. 22/20 Auburn, Penn State tallied two wins over ranked teams within the first three games of the season for the first time in program history. Franklin directed Vanderbilt to consecutive Top 25 finishes for the first time in the 124-year history of the program (No. border-bottom:3px solid #091F40; Barrett (2014, 2017). The 2011 bowl berth was Vanderbilts second since 1983 and running back Zac Stacy broke the Commodores season record with 1,193 rushing yards. But in a lot of ways, whether you agree with a lot of the policies or not, having a guy like Obama in office I do think changes things. Even as Jeffries took to the sideline, nobody knew how it would go, or how long it would be before another black coach would lead a football team at the D1 level. 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. There were a lot of tough conversations. Few allow for failure in front of so many people. Dotson also finished the year averaging 24.6 yards per punt return, a school record. I think the numbers show that. 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. [5], Franklin has also held internships at several National Football League (NFL) franchises, including the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Minnesota Vikings. In 2019, punter Blake Gillikin took home CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team honors for the second-straight year to become the 12th two-time first-team selection in Penn State history. In 2016, Franklin was honored as Sporting News National Coach of the Year and the Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year, as well as the Dave McLain Big Ten Coach of the Year and Associated Press Big Ten Coach of the Year. Those maps, and the birth of redlining a policy that can broadly be defined as the denial of real estate and financial services based on the racial composition of neighborhoods and communities can still be found online. James Franklin had a rough press conference, calling Ohio State "Illinois," and The 'Shoe "The Big House." Mrs. Bradshaw was a major benefactor/donor for Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. 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