Virginia Tech, James Franklin and Penn State
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Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin wasn’t busy flipping only former Penn State commitments. On the first day of the early signing period, Franklin worked his magic again, flipping 3-star athlete Tyrell Grant from Syracuse.
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Virginia Tech coach James Franklin will make around $8.2 million annually on the five-year deal he signed with the Hokies, the university announced Friday. Though that is around $300,000 less than he was making at Penn State, it does keep him among the top 20 highest-paid coaches in college football.
Franklin and his skeleton staff, with considerable assistance from the outgoing regime of Brent Pry, pounced in short order to land the program’s most-regarded class since 2013 (No. 21).
BREAKING: Four-Star QB Troy Huhn has Committed to Virginia Tech, he tells me for @rivals ⁰⁰The 6’4 215 QB was previously committed to Penn State⁰⁰“Let it all work out, GO HOKIES!”⁰⁰ https://t.co/STgAAAUHXH pic.twitter.com/3oR7hafSOx
There are flip candidates, uncommitted prospects, Virginia Tech commits and former Hokies commits on campus. Franklin already landed four commits from last weekend's visits, and more appear to be on the horizon for this weekend. Here is a look at the latest intel from communicating with prospects and sources:
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