James Franklin put to rest any speculation that he would be interested in the newly opened Miami head coaching job on Tuesday at his weekly press conference.
“I don’t like it,’ Franklin said. “I think it causes a distraction for our team. I think it’s a distraction for Penn State, and I have no idea where it comes from. My family has sacrificed, I’ve worked my ass off to be here and this is where I want to be. Stuff like that I guess some people can look at it as a compliment. I don’t…not going to address it anymore, this is where I want to be.”
While nothing meaningful has surfaced to seriously link Franklin and Miami, several national outlets took the liberty of naming Franklin as at least a hypothetical target for the opening, CBS including vague wording to further substantiate that claim on Monday morning.
Penn State faces Illinois this weekend at home as the Nittany Lions look to go 7-2 on the year. James Franklin is 13-8 in Happy Valley just two wins shy of matching Bill O’Brien’s win total.
