James Franklin (Football Coach) - Age, Family, Bio

Football coach who was hired as the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2014. He was previously the head coach at Vanderbilt and a wide receivers coach with the NFL's Green Bay Packers.

Before Fame

He was a record-setting quarterback at the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Trivia

He led the Vanderbilt Commodores to their first top 25 finish in the Associated Press and USA Today coaches poll since 1948.

Family Life

He has children named Addy and Shola.

Associated With

He coached future Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson as the offensive coordinator at Kansas State University.