Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor of Athletics David Williams was asked via text message if there has been...
Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor of Athletics David Williams was asked via text message if there has been an offer or an agreement with Franklin as of late Tuesday afternoon. "Has not," Williams texted. Vanderbilt director of external relations Rod Williamson called the reports "premature."
The Tennessean says Vandy denies Franklin rumors First off, the Tennessean by and large doesn't care about Vanderbilt football, as evidenced by the fact that they texted the Athletic Chanchellor, got a two word response, and decided that was good enough to go with. Secondly, duh. Vanderbilt isn't going to say a deal is done until its signed and he's in Nashville, ready to be introduced to the press. Anything else would be idiotic based on what happened the first time around and, quite frankly, wouldn't accomplish much good anyway. But based on what happened the first time around, maybe everybody should slow their roll on this. Keep in mind that James Franklin still has the potential to Guz Malzahn this into a modest pay raise and a reassurance of his impending head coach position.