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James Franklin pulls off massive flip of 4-star Penn State TE commit to Virginia Tech

Thanksgiving is a day for family, food, and football. For new Virginia Tech football coach James Franklin, it was a busy and successful one.

The former Penn State boss not only got two big commitments earlier in the afternoon, but he got a third one Thursday night when he plucked another Penn State commit from the Nittany Lions to finish off a memorable day of commitments on Thanksgiving.

Virginia Tech football James Franklin got his third commitment on Thursday when a 4-star tight end flipped from Penn State

After getting a pair of offensive linemen, Marlen Bright and Roseby Lubintus, to commit on Thursday afternoon, Franklin picked up a third commitment at night when four-star tight end Pierce Petersohn announced that he was committing to Virginia Tech.