First it was dominate the state. Now ... dominate the airwaves?

Penn State coach James Franklin found himself in the backyard of Penn State's rival, Pittsburgh, on Friday morning for a recruiting trip and decided to call in to the local sports morning talk show, 93-7 The Fan. It didn't seem like the call was entirely expected -- since the producer hung up when he called the first time.

Here's how the second, successful, call opened:

Let’s go to James, who’s calling from State College. What’s going on, James? Franklin: What’s going on guys? This voice sounds familiar. Who is this? Franklin: Well, I tried to call in. I just landed in Pittsburgh this morning to run around and do some work, and I tried to call in and your producer hung up on me. Wait a second -- is this James Franklin? Franklin: Yeah, man, good morning.

Franklin remained on the line for several minutes to briefly touch on recruiting, UMass and the sanction reduction. Penn State’s head coach also explained how he tried to call in earlier, but the show’s producer didn’t believe he was actually James Franklin.

“He said, 'How can we verify it's you?'" Franklin told 93-7 The Fan. "I'm like, 'I don't know. I can't give you my license number over the phone.'"

Franklin ended the conversation over the radio by asking if it was OK for him to call in whenever he’s in Pittsburgh again. The show’s hosts seemed just fine with the prospect.

You can listen to the entire segment right here.