NEW: Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel tells @clowfb that he's NOT a candidate for the Penn State job❌
“I wouldn’t want low expectations. That’s part of why I want to be here. We’ll win big.”
https://t.co/JDuBQtotKw
Shane Beamer doesn’t sound thrilled that he didn’t at least get a phone call from Lane Kiffin to let him know that he wanted to speak with Sterling Lucas about joining LSU staff.
10 hours after receiving a call from Lucas at 11pm, he was gone to Baton Rouge
@TDsTake@BrianDohn247 Tyler, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the possibility that Smith could be hired and given a trial run for a year. If Kraft didn't feel his candidate pool was deep enough. I also understand this is a critical hire for Kraft and unlikely he's going to get multiple tries
James Franklin/Virginia Tech update
Not much new to add to what's already out there. The reporting is all accurate. He's got a great offer from Va Tech. They met every demand from Franklin and Sexton. VT are making investment commitments that will bring them near the top 25 of CFB in terms of resources - honestly, it is damn near level with the situation he is leaving at Penn State.
There's also a wild coaching carousel playing out. There's some better jobs that could potentially come open that would pique James interest (USC, FSU being the most relevant)
It's November 7th. He is in a fantastic spot with a deal in hand and the ability to freely talk with assistant coaches and recruits. It would certainly be prudent for him to use this window wisely.
95% he ends up at Va Tech, but sweating other suitors is the life of every school that's not one of the big dogs.
Today is for the ones who got you into Penn State football.
The reason you are a Penn State fan.
Moments like these don’t come around every year, try and enjoy this one as much as possible.
1-0 for a trip in the National Championship…
Let’s have a day today shall we? 🦁