James Franklin Next Team Odds

James Franklin was fired as the head coach of Penn State after an embarrassing loss to Northwestern this past Saturday. As mentioned in a previous article, Franklin was locked into a long contract (until 2031) and Penn State will buy him out of it for a whopping $49M. He now has the choice to either walk away from football and enjoy the rest of his life as a multi-millionaire or he can catch on with another football team and continue to coach.

James Franklin coached Penn State from 2014 to 2025, compiling an overall record of 104-45 over 12 seasons, tying him for second-most wins in program history behind only Joe Paterno. His teams made deep playoff runs, including appearances in the Rose Bowl and Peach Bowl, and came within a score of a national championship game, but he struggled in big moments with just a 4-21 mark against top-10 opponents. Coaching career record breakdown click here

Penn State returned nearly every starter from last season’s highly successful team but somehow, they are much worse this year. Was it a coach? Or was it something else? Only time will tell.

Here is an odds list brought to you by the good folks over at SportsBetting Sportsbook.

Arkansas +300

Vanderbilt +400

Virginia Tech +450

Nebraska +500

UCLA +700

Florida +900

Auburn +1200

Oklahoma State +1400

Florida State +1600

Maryland +1800

North Carolina +2000

Wisconsin +2200

Baylor +2500

Georgia Tech +3300

Kansas +4000

LSU +5000

Missouri +5000

Of course, a lot has to change at many of these schools in order for them to hire Franklin. They will need to cut ties with their own coach and offer Franklin a lucrative contract.