Is the excitement around Franklin just another case of the hype train?

J’Mari Taylor became the first Atlantic Coast Conference running back since 2021 to run for a touchdown and throw for a score ...

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BLACKSBURG (Release via Virginia Tech Athletics) — Signaling a new era for Virginia Tech Football, Board of Visitors Rector John Rocovich, President Tim Sands and Director of Athletics Whit Babcock ...

On the day that he was officially introduced as the head football coach at Virginia Tech, James Franklin used his press conference to thank his former employers and the predecessor at his new job.

The coaches have a long history of working together, though a fired head coach returning as an assistant is unusual.