If Franklin ever starts those discussions remains to be seen, though in all likelihood that day will never come. 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. StateCollege.com provides local news, entertainment, and information for State College, PA. We offer the latest breaking news and videos straight from the Centre County region in Central PA. 220 Regent Court, Suite B, State College, PA 16801, Copyright 2000 document.getElementById('copyright').appendChild(document.createTextNode(new Date().getFullYear())) | StateCollege.com | All Rights Reserved | State College, PA Centre County Central Pennsylvania Home of Penn State University. The Nittany Lions overcame a 14-point deficit late in the third quarter, tying the largest comeback in Penn States bowl history. On June 15, 2020, Franklin was named to the Big Ten Equality Coalition, which includes student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, chancellors, presidents and other members of the Big Ten family representing all 14 member institutions. 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. Few allow for failure in front of so many people. Defense was dominant for the Nittany Lions, finishing in the top 10 in FBS in yards per rush (1st; 2.55), forced fumbles (1st; 22), rushing defense (5th; 95.0), sacks (7th; 3.46), scoring defense (8th; 16.0) and fumble recoveries (10th; 12). The first time in Vanderbilt history a player (Zac Stacy) had rushed for over 1,000 yards back to back years. It was hard, it was challenging. Franklins career head coaching record is 91-49 and is one of only five current FBS coaches to lead his team to a bowl game in each of his first nine seasons as a head coach. Franklin and his wife, Fumi, have two daughters, Shola and Addison. Third-team All-America wide receiver Jahan Dotson was a Biletnikoff Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year semifinalist and finished his stellar career third all-time at Penn State in career receiving touchdowns (23) and fourth in receptions (175) and receiving yards (2,620). In 2016, Franklin secured the No. 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). 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). I look at diversity on our staff. Penn State earned its third 11-win season in the last four years with an 11-2 record, including a win over No. Franklin returned to Maryland in 2008 as the Terps assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. Train rides between his two homes were essentially a portal between two worlds. Penn States No. Hired by the Nittany Lions to replace Bill O'Brien. 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. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology in 1995. 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. I was raised [by my mom] but my family in the United States was all black It was pretty obvious to me at a very early age that there were differences. Redlining was agovernment supported practice formuch of the reconstruction era and the 1900s. He threw for 2,438 yards, 22 touchdowns and only eight interceptions in 2010, with All-ACC receiver Torrey Smith making 67 catches for 1,055 yards and 12 scores. I realized that it was a blessing, that it was a positive, but growing up, yeah, it was hard. The Commodores finished 23rd in the final 2012 Associated Press poll, marking their first AP final ranking since 1948. 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. Through the transfer portal, Penn State has been able to address needs at wide receiver and defensive back so far. October 26, 2021 7:44 am PT. Franklin is second all-time in winning percentage by an FBS African American head coach (minimum 80 wins) and is third in total wins. 23/20 2012). Collegian file photo Were he not the head football coach at Penn State, Franklin has no idea what he would be doing. It also marked the first time Penn State as a program went to three New Years Six bowls in four years since 1980-83 (1980 Fiesta, 1982 Fiesta ,1983 Sugar). Franklin signed a new 10-year contract on Tuesday that will guarantee him at least $75 million through the 2031 college . 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. 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. Receive all the latest news and events right to your inbox. 16 nationally in red zone offense (.897). 1 month ago. With wins over No. And I think thats an important piece the number of athletes that make up the sports and the breakdowns, but also that you never hear people talk about the number of assistant coaches. It was very early on that I realized that I was different, Franklin said. } 1 running back in the state of Pennsylvania in 2015 (Saquon Barkley), 2016 (Sanders) and 2022 (Singleton). But the neat thing is theres kids now that are viewing it that way.. This was a dream job for me. 2005 - Green Bay Packers (WideReceivers) Franklin continued in that role under new head coach Ralph Friedgen in 2002 and 2003 and helped the Terps to three consecutive 10-win seasons, including an appearance in the 2002 FedEx Orange Bowl. Idaho State ranked ninth nationally in total offense that year. Early years. Most times scoring 40 (5) or more points since 1915. My moms house was probably three miles from the Northeast Philadelphia border and that area was predominantly white. 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. I dont think were there yet. There might not be a more insightful way to experience that contrast than how Franklin did. The Nittany Lions claimed their fourth overall Big Ten Championship and first outright title since 1994 with a thrilling 38-31 comeback win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game. 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). Franklins first season was bookended with a pair of thrilling victories for the Nittany Lions. A redlined map of Pittsburgh, communities in red were deemed risky investments for development projects and financial loans. I always identified as African-American and I think thats because all of my family was. 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 2008, he returned to Maryland as the offensive coordinator, assistant head coach, and head coach in waiting. 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. Franklin was among five finalists for the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award in 2012. 6 by 247Sports. 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). James Franklin and the No. They began a long-distance relationship that led to an engagement in Green Bay, where Franklin worked in 2005. He helped the Terrapins to victories in the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl and the 2010 Military Bowl. Franklin was the highest-salaried employee on Penn . STATE COLLEGE, Pa. At 6 a . There are no trailblazers for white head coaches they have simply always existed. 1-ranked recruits in their respective states (Brandon Smith, Adisa Issac, Sal Wormley). The Nittany Lions laid claim to the No. 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. In the 2020 spring semester, 14 Nittany Lions posted a perfect 4.0 GPA and 89 squad members with at least a 3.0 GPA with the alternative grading also in effect. [5], Franklin first served at the University of Maryland as the wide receivers coach starting in 2000. border-top:3px solid #091F40; The 2015 season also saw Christian Hackenberg break every Penn State career passing record, including passing yards, passing touchdowns and completions, and true freshman Saquon Barkley set the freshman season rushing record with a 1,000-yard campaign. Vanderbilt had posted four nine-win seasons in program history, with Franklins last two teams comprising half of the total. I think its going to bring more understanding. border-bottom:3px solid #091F40; 6 Penn State coach James Franklin has finally been reunited with his family kind of. The attitudes toward multiracial families then are not what they are today. 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. . Penn State finished the season No. 9 in the final CFP rankings. The Nittany Lions had 15 players garner All-Big Ten accolades, including two first-team selections in Amani Oruwariye and Yetur Gross-Matos. The team's only losses by more than seven points were at No. In 2018, Penn State inked three 247Sports Composite 5-star recruits for the first time since rankings began in 2001. 1995 - Kutztown University (Wide Receivers). Penn States defense allowed just 17.3 points per game in 2021, good for sixth in the country. All told, only three coaches prior to Paterno have coached more games at . 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. The class was also ranked No. You know, and the good thing is, that responsibility aligns already with what Im doing.. Franklin served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kansas State during the 2006-07 seasons under head coach Ron Prince. The Nittany Lions sent nine players to senior all-star games, which is the most since 2003 when nine student-athletes were in postseason games (Senior Bowl: Allen, Gesicki, Hamilton, Christian Campbell; East-West Shrine Bowl: Hamilton, Jason Cabinda, Curtis Cothran, Parker Cothren, Grant Haley; NFLPA Collegiate Bowl: Troy Apke). The Nittany Lions were ranked ninth in the final Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls to earn their 25th AP Top 10 finish. Penn State came under fire from fans who thought the team was faking injuries to slow Iowa's momentum during the Hawkeyes' 23-20 home win in Week 6. Penn State was ranked in the AP Top 25 for the 63 consecutive polls in which it was eligible from 2016-20, marking the third-longest streak in program history and longest streak since 1993-2000 when PSU was ranked for 121-straight weeks. Mrs. Bradshaw was a major benefactor/donor for Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. James Franklin is locked in to stay with Penn State for the long haul. Wide receiver Jordan Matthews broke the Vanderbilt season receiving record with 1,363 yards on 94 catches. He has a $2 million buyout for the 2017 season and a $1 million buyout for every subsequent year. A victory at Missouri sparked an 8-1 finish, which included three consecutive SEC road wins for the first time in program history. That is athletic directors. As part of the Cotton Bowl festivities in 2019, Franklin and his family made a $10,000 financial commitment to the Dallas Childrens Hospital. Franklin was welcomed to an America eight years removed from the Civil Rights Act, but the nations march toward true equality was still ongoing, the impact of segregation still so prevalent that you might wonder if anything had really changed. The Commodores defeated Florida, Georgia and Tennessee in the same season for the first time in program history, winning in Gainesville and Knoxville. 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. Franklin attributes his success on the field to the strength of his teams dedication to four core values: positive attitude, great work ethic, compete in everything you do and must be willing to sacrifice. In November 2000, head coach Ron Vanderlinden was dismissed and replaced by Ralph Friedgen, a Maryland alum and former Georgia Tech offensive coordinator. [5], Franklin has also held internships at several National Football League (NFL) franchises, including the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Minnesota Vikings. Inside Russell Wilson's first year in Denver Bracket watch 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. 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. It allows kids growing up in this country men, women, black, white, whatever your background is that you could be the president of the United States. Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford drops back to throw against Purdue during a 35-7 Nittany Lion win on Oct. 5, 2019 at Beaver Stadium. He earned $4.3 million for the 2014 season. After spending most of 2020 apart, Penn State coach James Franklin and his family have reunited again in State College. Franklin was welcomed to an America eight years removed from the Civil Rights Act, but the nation's march toward true equality was still ongoing, the impact of segregation still so prevalent that. The Nittany Lions took a step back from their recent success, finishing their regular season 93 overall and 63 in conference games. This collection consists of the personal papers of Berenice Harriet Jewett Bradshaw. Backgrounds play a part in that, age, experience all of it. There is no quick and easy fix for the issue, no straightforward answer to how you continue to diversify the coaching ranks at every level and within every sport. font-size:1.10em; So I think more progress needs to be made. Sports Illustrated named him a National Player of the Week that season. I just think over time the races are going to continue to mix and I think its going to bring more openness. That deal includes retention bonuses paid at the end of each year of the contract. Born outside of Philadelphia to a white mother and black father, Franklin was a product of those two different Americas. A big and significant development in the coaching carousel occurred Monday night when it was reported that Penn State head coach James Franklin switched agents, Franklin said on Tuesday that he switched representation over the summer. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nittany Lions posted their highest rushing average (204.9) since 2008 (205.8) and were No. On August 18, 2017, Penn State announced that Franklin signed a six-year contract extension worth $5.738 million a year. Or if you rather, Franklin was four when Penn State hired Don Ferrell, the university first black head coach. We're very, very careful and very methodical about doing that. 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). Prior to Penn State's 2019 appearance in the Cotton Bowl, James Franklin matched a $10,000 donation from Goodyear to the Children's Medical Center Dallas.[40]. [9] His geographic areas of concentration for recruiting were Baltimore; Prince George's County, Maryland; Charles County, Maryland; and public schools in Washington, D.C.[5] In 2005, Franklin departed Maryland to serve as the wide receivers coach for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. While at Vanderbilt, Franklin assembled a recruiting class that finished as high as 19th in 2014. 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. 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 Nittany Lion defense allowed opponents only a 66.7 conversion rate in the red zone, which ranked third nationally. The Franklins spent the next three weeks together, their . I dont think that helps anybody.. 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. Franklin left the Wildcat coaching staff prior to Ron Prince's 2008 dismissal, and subsequent return of Coach Bill Snyder. James Franklin is ranked #10th among the best college football coaches while Alabama's Nick Saban, Clemson Tigers' Dabo Swinney, and LSU's Ed Orgeron are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 17 Memphis in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. [4], Franklin began his coaching career in 1995 coaching wide receivers at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Clifford and Smith are the fourth and fifth overall winners of the award in Penn State history. 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. 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. In 2006, he helped the Wildcats to their first winning season in four years. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Largest margin of victory over rival Tennessee (23) 4118 since 1954 (260). 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. Franklin has spoken at every THON since 2014,[37] and the Franklin family has generously supported THON through annual gifts[38] including a $10,000 gift made in honor of football players Charlie Shuman, Nick Scott.[39]. 6-ranked recruiting class in 2022 had an average star rating of 3.76 and featured 16 signees who were rated with four stars or higher. The Nittany Lions earned a New Years Day bowl berth against Arkansas in the Outback Bowl. 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 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. For his team's turn around, Franklin was named the Dave McClain Coach of the Year in the Big Ten.[26][27]. So for now, those thoughts stay between him and his innermost circle. Tyler Yazujian collected a berth on the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team in 2016 after an appearance on the second team in 2015. [33] The team was invited to the Outback Bowl and a matchup with Arkansas, the first ever meeting between the two schools. "I am pleased with the progress our program has made in the community, in the classroom and on the field. In either case, politics is an arena where the risk can often outweigh the reward. The Nittany Lions +14.4 scoring improvement in 2016 ranked fourth in FBS and second among Power 5 schools. 12 in the final CFP rankings and No. Under James Franklin, the Nittany Lions look to become a true College Football Playoff contender by complementing the current roster with new pieces capable of plugging holes. The Nittany Lions were defeated by a score of 2410 to finish the season 7-6. Nine of the 15 highest-ranked 247Sports Composite recruits at Penn State since 2000 have been signed by Franklin. "My family and I are very thankful to be a part of the Penn State community," Franklin said in a statement. In 2003, Franklin's duties expanded to include the position of recruiting coordinator. 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. In 1997, he became wide receivers coach at James Madison, and, the following year, became tight ends coach at Washington State. The 2019 class featured a pair of 247Sports five-star recruits and three No. 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. And the funny thing is in our country whenever you say diversity people go right away to black or white. 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. And in many ways that makes sense. 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. He set seven school records as a senior to earn team MVP honors and was a Harlon Hill Trophy nominee as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. In 2017, the newest set of Nittany Lions finished in the Top 15 in the country, ranking as high as 12th by Rivals. 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. Quarterback Sean Clifford (2021) and linebacker Brandon Smith (2017) were selected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works team for their selflessness and community service. 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. The metric used to determine such things was clear and often stated within the governments own literature. 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. 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. Franklin was a finalist for the Paul Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award for the second time at Penn State (2016) and third time in his head coaching career. He had an annual guaranteed pay increase of $100,000 along with retention bonuses, plus performance incentives each year. 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). James Franklin, a 27-year football coaching veteran, was appointed Penn State's 16th head football coach on January 11, 2014 and enters his 12th season as a collegiate The following season, he took over as the coach of the defensive secondary for his alma mater, East Stroudsburg. Nassib also led the nation in sacks with a school-record 15.5. [15] They took graphic photos and videos of the rape. The Fair Housing Act, passed in 1968 just four years prior to Franklins birth, finally abolished the practice of redlining, but the maps tell the story of how we got here, their summaries as blatant as the policies they aided. 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. Materials date from 1903-1996 and include her autobiography, biographies, certificates, correspondence, a diary, family history, memorial service records, and newspaper clippings. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This is not a phenomenon unique to sports, but few occupations allow for such exposure. "And I've told them, 'Trust me. James Franklin, the Nittany Lions' head coach, is building a championship culture at Penn State football. The area that I spent my time in Pittsburgh it was [mostly] African-American. In addition, Parsons became the 101st first-team All-American and 43rd consensus All-American in Penn State history. 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. They know if theyre successful its going to open up opportunities for more [minorities]. 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. font-weight:bold; The Nittany Lions had 19 players garner All-Big Ten accolades, including two first-team selections in Micah Parsons and Yetur Gross-Matos. The engaging and enthusiastic Franklin is a popular speaker and media interview subject. The Nittany Lions ended the season in the AP Top 25 in four consecutive seasons for the first time since a seven-year stint from 1993-99. 8 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls and No. He graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in May 2020. 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. 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