... was announced Friday that the offensive coordinator for the University of Maryland, James Franklin, is now the new head coach for Vanderbilt University. Franklin will leave before the Terps' bowl game on December 29, and Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen will need to replace him for that game.

It was a truly awkward situation for Franklin at Maryland. In February of 2009, then-Athletic Director Debbie Yow said Franklin would either be the head coach in 2011, or would receive a $1 million compensation.

As many of you know, Yow is now at North Carolina State, and the new athletic director, Kevin Anderson, had this mess fall in his lap. A few weeks ago Anderson told Ralph Friedgen that he would be back...

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