Former Penn State football coach James Franklin appeared Tuesday before the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, saying he was blessed and honored to accept the job as the Hokies new coach.

“Just honored to be here,” Franklin said. “I want to thank the search committee. Those guys were relentless. Me and Fumi (his wife) were in Georgia. We have a place at Lake Oconee. We were there kind of just trying to get our minds clear and our hearts clear.

“Virginia Tech wanted to come and visit with us. We didn’t really know that that night they were ready for an answer.”

Contract details have not been announced yet, but Franklin and his agent, Jimmy Sexton, reportedly negotiated a $9 million buyout with Penn State. About $40 million of the buyout will be offset by his Virginia Tech contract.

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