courtesy of Penn State Athletic Communications
EAST STROUDSBURG – Penn State football coach James Franklin, a 1995 East Stroudsburg University graduate, will visit campus on Wednesday, May 21 as part of the Penn State Coaches Caravan tour this spring.
Registration is now underway for the general public at
www.alumni.psu.edu/coachescaravan and www.GoPSUsports.com.
The May 21 lunch event at ESU will be held in the Mattioli Recreation Center.
Advance registration is required for all events on the Penn State Coaches Caravan, which is jointly sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association and Nittany Lion Club.
Franklin, a two-time All-PSAC quarterback and a regional candidate for the Harlon Hill Award in 1994, set or tied 23 school single-game, season or career records as signal caller at ESU.
A product of Langhorne, Pa., Franklin was named the Nittany Lions' 16th head football coach on January 11.
Franklin was on campus on March 18 to support the Warriors' men's basketball team as they competed for the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region title.
Franklin is scheduled to participate in all 17 Coaches Caravan stops and will be joined by other Penn State head coaches on the tour.
Franklin led Vanderbilt University to unprecedented success the past three years as head coach, including consecutive nine-win seasons and bowl victories the past two years, as well as back-to-back Top 25 finishes, all for the first time in VU history. His 24 wins, including five straight to finish the 2013 season, are tied for the most by a Vanderbilt mentor in his first three years as head coach.
May 21 East Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg University (Lunch)
Coaches: James Franklin, TBA
For the third consecutive year, Fullington Tours will provide a customized coach to transport all the Coaches Caravan participants throughout the 17-stop tour.
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