FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2013 file photo, Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin, center, celebrates after Vanderbilt took the lead against Mississippi during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Nashville, Tenn. Penn State has hired 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. Penn State made the announcement Saturday, after the school's compensation committee met to finalize the contract. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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