"The coaching carousel in college football turned at an unprecedented rate during the 2025 season. Taking over a recruiting class can be a daunting challenge for a new staff with little or no time to work between the point of being hired and the early signing period. Most programs use the transfer portal to plug major holes, but the core foundation of building a program remains the high school talent pipeline,"
"At the expense of his former employer, Penn State, James Franklin is getting revenge on the recruiting trail. Franklin took over Virginia Tech in November and transformed an unranked recruiting class into one of the top 25 groups in the nation coming out of the early signing period. Much of that success came from raiding Penn State's class, which at one point ranked in the top 10 prior to Franklin's dismissal."
The 2025 college football coaching carousel moved at an unprecedented rate, leaving new staffs little time before the early signing period. Taking over a recruiting class can be a daunting challenge with limited time to work. Most programs rely on the transfer portal to address immediate roster holes, but the high school talent pipeline remains the core foundation for building and sustaining success. Securing young prep talent helps avoid future coaching turnover. James Franklin transformed Virginia Tech's unranked class into a top-25 group by flipping multiple former Penn State commits and holding key in-state prospects.
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