James Franklin in 'early talks' to become Virginia Tech's next head coach: report

James Franklin may soon find a new home ESPN published Saturday morning that Franklin is engaged in the early stages of talks about becoming the next Virginia Tech head coach According to the account Franklin will find out his fate in the coming days but there is mutual interest CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Franklin was fired from Penn State after the Nittany Lions suffered an upset loss to the Northwestern Wildcats It was the school s third straight loss and second consecutive shocking defeat The unit lost to the UCLA Bruins on the road the week prior Franklin took over as Penn State s head coach before the season after spending three years with the Vanderbilt Commodores leading the school to back-to-back nine-win seasons BYU STARTER'S FUTURE AT SCHOOL IN DOUBT AFTER ARREST FOR SUSPICION OF DUIHe was in his th season at Penn State He led the Nittany Lions to the College Football Playoff semifinals last season finishing - Franklin was - as the school s head coach but he went - against top- teams Philip Montgomery is right now the interim head coach for the Hokies after they fired Brent Pry following an - start Penn State has since fallen out of the rankings and has lost each of its last three games since Franklin was fired They almost pulled off the upset against No Indiana but the Hoosiers scored a touchdown in the final minute Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter