The Penn State Nittany Lions nation is in full emotional twister mode. Matt Campbell takes the head coaching throne, and Terry Smith gets iced out. Just as fans were preparing to pop the confetti in honor of the new coach, Franklin showed up like the ultimate party crasher. He swiped yet another coach out of town.

“BREAKING: James Franklin is hiring Penn State QB coach Danny O’Brien for the same role at Virginia Tech. Interesting hire by CJF!” tweeted Penn State insider Dylan Dawson on December 9.

Danny O’Brien is just tracing the Franklin blueprint at this point. Honestly, everyone saw it coming. Their bond runs deep: O’Brien played for him at Maryland Terrapins, broke into coaching at Penn State in 2021, and Franklin’s been hyping him up as a rising star every chance he got.

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