FILE - This is a Nov. 16, 2013 file photo showing Vanderbilt head football coach James Franklin watching from the sideline in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky, in Nashville, Tenn. Penn State announced Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 that it has hired James Franklin as its next head coach. Franklin, 41, who led Vanderbilt to bowls in all three of his seasons there, replaces Bill O'Brien, who left the Nittany Lions after two years to coach the NFL's Houston Texans. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)