James Franklin became known in the college football world because of his abilities as a recruiter.
Before his stint with the Penn State Nittany Lions, Franklin was the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores. There, he developed a reputation for landing his guy on the recruiting trail.
That reputation followed him to Happy Valley, and it was one of the main reasons the Virginia Tech Hokies decided to hire him when he became available after 12 seasons at Penn State.
With that said, that reputation has once again paid off for Virginia Tech and Franklin.
The Hokies were able to flip four-star linebacker Amarri Irvin from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday.
