College Football: 10 Successful coaches who would flop in the NFL

Apr 18, 2015; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin jogs off the field following the Blue White spring game at Beaver Stadium. The Blue team won the game 17-7. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

James Franklin – Penn State Nittany Lions

CFB Win Pct.: .596
Years in Current Postion: 1

If James Franklin isn’t the coach that’s completely built and suited for the college experience, then I don’t know who is. He’s dynamic, loves to have fun with his players, is social media savvy and has that golden touch in recruiting.

None of which are things needed on an NFL coach’s resume.

What Franklin did at Vanderbilt was nothing short of miraculous, and he’ll eventually have the Nittany Lions rampaging through the Big Ten again, but he should keep his bubbly personality and quips on campus and out of NFL locker rooms.

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