Dig deeper and you'll find another connection of which Franklin is especially proud: Both began their college football careers in Division II. Franklin played quarterback at East Stroudsburg ...

After engineering an impressive rebuild at Division II Miles College (AL), Sam Shade is making the jump ... In his first season as a college head coach, Shade went 1-9, and followed that up with a ...

The son of former big leaguer Greg Harris, he recorded a 1.81 ERA, .173 opponent average and 105/25 K/BB ratio in 79 2/3 innings while advancing from Single-A San Jose to Double-A Richmond.