The 2025 Virginia Tech football season crashed and burned, and they are ready to get ready for 2026. They fired head coach Brent Pry after a poor start , and nothing improved. However, the result was the Hokies landing one of the best coaching hires of the offseason, James Franklin . He is the exact type of hire they needed and should instantly boost the football program.
The contract details for James Franklin at Virginia Tech were not immediately released when he signed, but On3's college football insider and reporter Pete Nakos was able to get his hands on the details. The contract is for five years, worth $41.75 million. However, the biggest key to the contract that will get Virginia Tech fans the most excited is the $15.5 million for his assistant staff pool , which is massiv

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