James Franklin has all but lined up his first Virginia Tech staff as the Transfer Portal opened. The former Penn State coach has gone back to his State College days to pluck some former assistants, as well as retaining some of Brent Pry's staff. Heck, he's even bringing Pry back as his defensive coordinator, the same position he held at Penn State before coming to Virginia Tech.
Franklin retained wide receivers coach Fontel Mines, as well as offensive line coach Matt Moore. Those were two huge retainments for Franklin, both in terms of coaching and recruiting.