When Penn State football coach James Franklin’s new $70 million contract was announced on Nov. 23, it was a surprise to some on the 36-member Board of Trustees. The full board, which makes major decisions about the university, never voted on the contract, and some board members told The Epoch Times they knew nothing about the contract until it was announced publicly.
The board’s Subcommittee on Compensation, just five people, committed Penn State to what amounts to roughly $90 million in obligations to Franklin over the next 10 years, and members of the full board feel they should have had a voice in the decision.
