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James Franklin swoops in last minute and flips three-star Kentucky commit

When James Franklin was hired at Virginia Tech, he said that nobody would work harder than him. Boy, he wasn't kidding.

Over the last six days, the former Penn State coach has been doing nothing but cooking on the recruiting trail. He's not only getting commitments from some of his former Class of 2026 commits at Penn State, but he's also getting commitments from former Virginia Tech recruits who de-committed after Brent Pry was fired, and he's flipping commits from other schools.

In what has turned into a busy Monday in recruiting for Franklin with getting commits in the Class of 2026, Franklin added a couple of recruits from Penn State and got a former Hokies offensive lineman to recommit in four-star Thomas Wilder.