Vanderbilt's Franklin in demand; AD doesn't see his coach using the program as stepping stone
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Pick any school with a coaching vacancy, and James Franklin's name has probably been mentioned as a possible candidate by someone.
That happens when you win at Vanderbilt, the smallest school in the Southeastern Conference and the league's only private institution.
Franklin led the Commodores to an 8-4 record this year and in the process seen his stock skyrocket.
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Vanderbilt's athletic director David Williams is monitoring reports about the coach he hired nearly two years ago. Williams said Tuesday he brought in Franklin with the idea of turning Vanderbilt into a destination program, not a stepping stone to a better job.
Williams also sees Franklin as a coach who understands he can create his own legacy at a program previously seen as an easy win in the SEC.