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....

1 day ago · The Penn State defensive staff will look slightly different next fall outside Jim Knowles's arrival. Penn State football coach James Franklin poaches veteran from Big 12 dumpster fire to fix ...

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.

Feb 3, 2025 · 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.

Dec 22, 2024 · James Franklin and the home-team Nittany Lions took care of business in Happy Valley, taking down the visiting Mustangs with a dominant 10-38 final score. This first-round matchup of the...

Nov 13, 2024 · If you rewind the clock just over a decade, it seemed almost impossible to imagine that Penn State and James Franklin would still be together 10 years later. Franklin, then a young coach...

Nov 29, 2024 · The Penn State Board of Trustees did not wait until the very last minute to alter head football coach James Franklin’s contract to account for the 12-team College Football Playoff. But, it certainly got into the final countdown to the postseason’s kickoff before doing so.

Nov 30, 2024 · James Franklin has had his Penn State football contract re-worked − all because of the College Football Playoff. The Penn State Board of Trustees, through its committee on equity and human resources, voted to "revise" a section of Franklin's contract on Friday. This comes just over three years after Franklin agreed to his last big contract re-do.