James Franklin got his first taste of Virginia Tech’s “Enter Sandman” tradition as he walked into Cassell Coliseum for his introductory press conference. It’s something the 53-year-old Franklin is eager to experience as the Hokies’ football coach. Virginia Tech is the first Power Four program to hire its next football coach this cycle, officially bringing Franklin aboard this week about a month after he was fired from Penn State. Alignment was a constant theme that Franklin, athletic director Whit Babcock and President Tim Sands returned to.