Long Time Coach? Really? Long Time Coach is JoePa or Bear Bryant or Woody Hayes...James Franklin was there for 1/10 of the time JoePa was there.
Joe was an assistant for 16 years under Rip Engle, then the head coach for 45 more seasons. James Franklin was in his 12th season as head coach.
Ironically, Rip Engle and James Franklin are now forever tied for 2nd most wins at PSU with 104 each.