Wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton ended his Penn State career as the programs career receptions leader (214) and second in school history in receiving yards (2,842). The Nittany Lions finished the 2019 season 112, and had a conference record of 72. Tyler Yazujian collected a berth on the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team in 2016 after an appearance on the second team in 2015. 1998 - Washington State (Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends) Its amazing to me how common [multiracial families are] nowadays andI think its one of the more positive things and one of the more hopeful things that I have for our country and our society. But I [also] grew up in a predominantly white area in a suburb just outside of Philadelphia. [15] They took graphic photos and videos of the rape. In that position, he set seven school records and was a Division II player of the year nominee in 1994. Nine of the 15 highest-ranked 247Sports Composite recruits at Penn State since 2000 have been signed by Franklin. They then lost their bowl game to 3128. Its a responsibility that I think I have. It opens up a bunch of young assistant coaches across the country that feel like thats a possibility for them one day. 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. Penn State Football. Franklin returned to Maryland in 2008 as the Terps assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. With a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Lamont Wade vs. Illinois and an 81-yard punt return for a score by Dotson vs. Michigan State, PSU was one of four Power Five schools in 2020 to have a kick and punt return for a TD. Everything is magnified, especially when you exist against the grain, against what has always been the safe hire. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Generally, black andminoritycommunities were found within redlined areas. First 8-win season since 1982. In August 2019, Franklin was named a Penn State University Renaissance Fund honoree, which awards outstanding community members for helping students in need. Barrett (2014, 2017). For his team's turn around, Franklin was named the Dave McClain Coach of the Year in the Big Ten.[26][27]. He helped the Terrapins to victories in the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl and the 2010 Military Bowl. 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. 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. 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. 9 in the final CFP rankings. The Nittany Lions posted their first 1,000 single-year APR in program history in 2018-19, topping the previous high of 993 in 2014-15. 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. 12 according to ESPN.com, No. 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. That year, he was also the offensive coordinator for the Roskilde Kings of the Danish American Football Federation. In 2003, Franklin added duties as recruiting coordinator and directed back-to-back recruiting classes ranked in the Top 25 nationally. 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. 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. Gillikin set the Penn State record for punting average in a season with a 44.00 mark, besting the previous record of 43.55 set by Ralph Giacomarro in 1981. 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). 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. While at Vanderbilt, Franklin assembled a recruiting class that finished as high as 19th in 2014. Backgrounds play a part in that, age, experience all of it. The Nittany Lions posted their third-straight season with at least nine wins in 2018 with a 9-4 overall record. Franklin denied the accusation. [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. James Franklin hosts newcomers for pizza, tacos, and water ice Share this article 73 shares Kevin McGuire June 23, 2022 11:00 am ET It has become a bit of an annual tradition for Penn State. The first 9 win season since 1915. I always identified as African-American and I think thats because all of my family was. But some recent NFL news has one college. 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. The Nittany Lions had 19 players garner All-Big Ten accolades, including two first-team selections in Micah Parsons and Yetur Gross-Matos. "I've responded to some people who've said, 'I sure hope you've done your due diligence,'" Joyner said. Like most things, it is a matter of opportunity, even if that simply means getting in the door. Prior to the regular-season finale against Michigan State, Franklin agreed to a 10-year, $75 million extension to remain as Penn State's head football coach through the 2031 season. It wasnt a dream to have, a goal to chase, a career path to ponder. James Franklin had a rough press conference, calling Ohio State "Illinois," and The 'Shoe "The Big House." McSorley, who was the Offensive MVP of the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, followed up his record-breaking 2016 campaign with another outstanding season. 1 running back in the state of Pennsylvania in 2015 (Saquon Barkley), 2016 (Sanders) and 2022 (Singleton). Franklin and former Nittany Lion head coach Bill OBrien (running backs) were Maryland assistant coaches in 2003 and 2004 under Friedgen. We're very, very careful and very methodical about doing that. Franklins 24 wins tied Dan McGugin for the most by a Vanderbilt coach in his first three seasons. He had an annual guaranteed pay increase of $100,000 along with retention bonuses, plus performance incentives each year. Their objective: to assess insurance risks, the potential for development and the racial composition of nearly every major city. In 1998, Franklin began his participation in the NFLs Minority Coaching Fellowship Program, starting with a stint with the Miami Dolphins and working with Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino. 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. The area that I spent my time in Pittsburgh it was [mostly] African-American. border-top:3px solid #091F40; font-size:1.10em; All told, only three coaches prior to Paterno have coached more games at . 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. If Franklin ever starts those discussions remains to be seen, though in all likelihood that day will never come. Perhaps Franklins greatest cultural contribution to sports is being a member of a small club of coaches that act as lighthouses, a reminder that you too could be the next David Shaw, the next James Franklin, the next Willie Jeffries. Barkley was named the Big Ten Networks Freshman of the Year and claimed second-team All-Big Ten honors, while wide receiver Chris Godwin (second team) and defensive tackles Austin Johnson (second team) and Anthony Zettel (third team) also earned All-Big Ten accolades. The team posted a 3.39 mark with 29 players earning Academic All-Big Ten recognition. The 2018 recruiting class was ranked No. }, 2014-current - Penn State (HeadCoach) 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. Franklin is living in an apartment above the garage of. padding-top:5px; Barkley became the 100th first-team All-American in program history with Consensus All-America honors and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Stout, a Ray Guy Award finalist, set Penn States school record for career punt average (44.54) and season punt average (46.01) and became the second specialist in Big Ten history to earn Special Teams player of the Week in a season four times. 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.". But the neat thing is theres kids now that are viewing it that way.. 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. If Bill O'Brien was a transition, James Franklin is an era a rarity for a program that had been dominated by one man. 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. He was the first Penn State quarterback to win all-conference honors since Daryll Clark in 2009. The Commodores finished 23rd in the final 2012 Associated Press poll, marking their first AP final ranking since 1948. [36] The Renaissance Fund dinner was held on October 30, 2019, at the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State. When his father (who met Franklins mother while stationed at an Air Force base in Manchester, England) became an absent participant in Franklins life, the contrast was only stronger. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. A letter was sent cancelling the games, the explicit reason being the need to accommodate Mizzou into Vanderbilt's SEC East Division. 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. In his first 11 years as a head coach, Franklin mentored 90 players who have gone on to the NFL ranks. padding:right:5px; [33] The team was invited to the Outback Bowl and a matchup with Arkansas, the first ever meeting between the two schools. Franklin has served as the head football coach at Penn State University since 2014 and previously served in the same position at Vanderbilt University from 2011 to 2013. 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. With Franklins emphasis on safety, along with the precautions he, the coaching staff, medical team and support staff established, the Nittany Lions were one of only two Big Ten teams to play all nine of its scheduled games during a shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 5-rated recruit in the 247Sports Composite, which is the highest recruit signed by Penn State since 2005 when Derrick Williams was the No. Penn State earned its third 11-win season in the last four years with an 11-2 record, including a win over No. 1 month ago. You can even have confrontations. I didnt grow up in Pennsylvania thinking I could be or would be the head football coach of Penn State, Franklin said as the fog rolled across Mount Nittany on the horizon. Franklin has also been an ardent supporter of "Be the Match," encouraging community members to join the national bone marrow registry. 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. Pittsburgh was the home of his black roots, the emotional center of what family he had left, all the while his white mother, still close to her now former husbands family, was raising Franklin across the state. 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. State College Webcams; Sports. Parsons was the first sophomore to win Big Ten Linebacker of the Year. [12] Franklin was the first half African American to be head coach of a major sport at Vanderbilt, and the third to be a head football coach in the Southeastern Conference (after Sylvester Croom, formerly at Mississippi State, and former Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips).[13]. Perhaps most importantly, Franklin was seven, 40 years ago on the nose, whenWillie Jeffries, the first black Division I-A head football coach, was hired to work at Wichita State. 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. I think what everybody ultimately wants is getting to a point where its not a discussion, you get to a point where that whatever your background is, that people are being hired on merit and thats it, Franklin said. The Penn State head coachs inaugural season began with a final-play 26-24 victory over UCF in Dublin, Ireland, in Penn States first-ever international game and ended with a comeback, a 31-30 overtime win over Boston College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium. 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. text-transform: uppercase; 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. I think a lot of people that are in this type of position, they know that theres a little extra emphasis there. 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. 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). Twenty-three Penn State players have been selected in the last four NFL Drafts, the most in a four-draft span since 1993-96 (27 players drafted). Franklin was the highest-salaried employee on Penn . Apke was the MVP of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The Nittany Lion defense allowed opponents only a 66.7 conversion rate in the red zone, which ranked third nationally. 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. I think thats an important number to talk about when you talk about the percentage of coaches out there.. The Nittany Lions paced the Big Ten in first downs (223) and were second in total offense (430.3). Penn State finished the season 112, ranked #8 in both the AP and Coaches Poll. There is a pressure that comes with this honor though. The 2011 seniors for the Vanderbilt football team became the first class in program history to qualify for two bowl games while at the school. But I think I think youd love to get to a point where theres more people with diverse backgrounds in decision making positions. He has a $2 million buyout for the 2017 season and a $1 million buyout for every subsequent year. "I am pleased with the progress our program has made in the community, in the classroom and on the field. January 22, 2023. The Nittany Lions overcame a 14-point deficit late in the third quarter, tying the largest comeback in Penn States bowl history. Collegian file photo Were he not the head football coach at Penn State, Franklin has no idea what he would be doing. Franklin served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kansas State during the 2006-07 seasons under head coach Ron Prince. 14 by Rivals and No. Few allow for failure in front of so many people. While serving as the tight ends coach at Washington State, Franklin first met his wife Fumi (then a student at Washington State) in 1998. Jordan Matthews set a single-season record with 1,262 yards receiving. 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. 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. Penn State was also 11th in tackles for loss (7.8). 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 The Commodores defeated Florida, Georgia and Tennessee in the same season for the first time in program history, winning in Gainesville and Knoxville. 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. Zettel earned All-Big Ten first-team honors, while receiver DaeSean Hamilton garnered All-Big Ten second-team accolades after pulling in 82 catches for 899 yards. He owns an 91-49 career record, with a winning record in nine of 11 seasons at the helm. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - James Franklin rises from his bed before sunlight can break through his new Port Matilda home. The longest road winning streak (4) since 1950. Penn State finished No. Longest win streak (7) since 1948. Penn States defense allowed just 17.3 points per game in 2021, good for sixth in the country. That is athletic directors. In 2017, McSorley broke the Penn State single-season record for completions (284), total offense (4,061), touchdowns responsible for (37), 300-yard passing games (5) and 200-yard passing games (11). Mrs. Bradshaw was a major benefactor/donor for Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. The season was scarred early on by the sudden retirement of starting running back Journey Brown due to a heart disease.[32]. 2008-10 - Maryland (AssistantHeadCoach/OffensiveCoordinator/Quarterbacks) You know I can see things from both perspectives, which I think is very valuable in a lot of ways.. 5 by Rivals and No. After starting the season with three wins and then three losses, the third to Georgia in a close game (3328) that proved they could be competitive. Franklin was also a finalist for the Paul Bear Bryant, Eddie Robinson and Associated Press National Coach of the Year awards. Defensive end and second-team All-American Arnold Ebiketie paced the Big Ten with 17.0 tackles for loss and was second among Power Five defensive linemen in tackles for loss and tied for seventh in sacks. Prior to the 2018 season, Penn State lost several key contributors from the previous seasons. 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Train rides between his two homes were essentially a portal between two worlds. I think thats the greatest opportunity for growth is when youre having those discussions.. Franklin was inducted into the East Stroudsburg Athletics Hall of Fame October 15, 2016. 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. 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. My moms house was probably three miles from the Northeast Philadelphia border and that area was predominantly white. There is no controversy in that, just hope a hope that didnt really exist 40 years ago. 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. 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