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# | James Franklin Contract Released 5 Yrs, $41.75M. $9.5M pool for assistants, $6M pool for support staff Recent Comments
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7 months 3 weeks
# | James Franklin Contract Released 5 Yrs, $41.75M. $9.5M pool for assistants, $6M pool for support staff
Am I hallucinating?
Where did you see the $6m for 6 weeks?
I have a similar feeling, but if Franklin is the one who wants him, then I'm here for it.

Franklin to the rest of the ACC

I love it. Win win for everybody it seems. The assistant pool is huge @ #4 in the country.
Tbh, I don't think any P4 will come knocking based on his ODU resume. I think he has a better chance at becoming a P4 HC with a second successful stint as a P4 OC than sticking with ODU.
Joining Franklin, he would double his salary, get on the "winning side" of the portal, run an offense with much better talent, win championships, without the headache of recruiting to a G5 school in the NIL era.
idk, seems like OC for Franklin is a better job, but maybe he just loves being in charge.
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7 months 3 weeks
# | James Franklin Contract Released 5 Yrs, $41.75M. $9.5M pool for assistants, $6M pool for support staff looks like he also gets $6M for the first 6 weeks so closer to $48 million total plus bonuses and perks
So this is what being serious about football feels like. It's been so long I had almost forgotten. I like it.
I might be okay with it for the right price. If he agrees for a low rate so the rest of the coaching pool can be utilized to get a fantastic OC and elite recruiters, then I'll listen. But if we're wasting salary when we already have to pay his buyout then this feels really dumb.
From a scheme perspective - I have no idea if the LB corps has been awful because of coaching (and is that the fault of Marve? Adibi? Pry?) or has it been a talent issue? And that makes me worried if he takes over the defense.
We might even be able to upgrade to Cook Out coupons.
$3 million is a lot of coupons!
Franklin will have a $3 million annual budget for recruiting. (Not NIL, the actual process of recruiting.) #hokiesโ Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) November 21, 2025
According to Whit's BOV presentation, #Hokies will nearly double in support under Franklin in 2026:Assistant Coach Pool$5.5M -> $9.5MSupport Staff Pool$3.4M -> $6MRecruiting Budget$1.2M -> $3M https://t.co/4QWRnSb84vโ Matej Sis (@MatejS247) November 21, 2025
Yep, buyout pays out at like $2.25M per year for four years so he will be over $10M per year for first 4 years of deal and by then he will either have renegotiated a new deal or moved on.
agree, those are the important numbers
Edit: all told this is about what I expected we needed to spend in the $23m range.
I mean i'd hang out through the 2030 season at least....
The $40M ballpark makes sense when you look at the negotiated buyout number from Penn State.
I really like the $9.5M for assistants and $6M for support
Listening to this now... I'm kind of convinced that Brent Price is going to be our defensive coordinator. I feel like everyone is buttering up the fan base to be OK with it.
Came here to post this, seems very low from what we had heard
Ask your mom.
They are pretty delusional. A couple weeks ago i seen something (it was either on linkedin or one of the alumni emails) released from the university/athletic department saying they were only a couple years out from overtaking JMU as the premier football program in Virginia.
We won 2 back to back.
I dunno. Last I heard we were up 29-28 heading to the 4th quarter. I'm not sure they ever did play it...

How much money does he get for nil?