James Franklin is out for revenge, offering yet another Penn State commit

Now at Virginia Tech, James Franklin is pushing hard to bring the recruiting class he built in Happy Valley, down to Blacksburg.

Penn State head football coach James Franklin | Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesJames Franklin did Penn State a huge favor before taking the job at Virginia Tech, negotiating his buyout down from $49 million to $9 million. Considering the offset language that was in his buyout, Franklin could have taken a low-ball offer from the Hokies, used his buyout, which runs through 2031, to replace what he’d lose in salary, and invested that money into his roster.

That was the worst-case scenario for Penn State this offseason, and Franklin didn’t twist the…