In his 12th season as Penn State's head coach, his team suffered one of the most shocking upsets in college football, falling 42-37 to UCLA as 24.5-point favorites in Week 6. The demoralizing loss for the Nittany Lions ended up being the Bruins' first win on the year.

Franklin is also expected to hire his former quarterback coach at Penn State, Danny O’Brien, to the same position. And, one of his most important hires, Chuck Losey, is also heading to Blacksburg as Virginia Tech’s new strength and conditioning coach.

Penn State has moved on, as has Franklin to Virginia Tech. But Franklin and Nittany Lions fans never got closure after nearly 12 years together.

Virginia Tech announced Monday its athletic department received an anonymous gift of $20 million, which is the largest gift from a donor ever given to the Hokies for sports. The latest gift surpassed Virginia Tech athletics' previous record of $15.2 million donated in 2017.

Pete Golding Wins OC John David Baker for Ole Miss With One Moral Value, Delivering a Tough Blow to James Franklin and Virginia Tech.

SMU announced Tuesday afternoon that it has added a ninth ACC game for its 2026 season — a home contest against Virginia Tech. The announcement came a day after SMU and Baylor canceled their 2026 nonconference game to accommodate the ACC expanding to a nine-game conference schedule next season.

Penn State’s search is a story of miscommunication, misjudgments and misinformation that stoked panic around a key college football brand.

Virginia Tech football head coach James Franklin continues to mold his coaching staff, including two more holdovers from the 2025 Hokies.

What’s old is new again. The ex-head coach of Virginia Tech, Brent Pry, is about to become the new defensive coordinator for the program under its new head coach, James Franklin, according

Virginia Tech athletics received a record $20 million gift from an anonymous donor, the school announced Monday. The gift comes after the school hired James Franklin and previously announced a renewed commitment to investing in its athletics department,