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James Franklin looking on before a game

James Franklin argues with Penn State fans during spring game

Penn State head coach James Franklin had some words for fans during the team’s annual spring game on Saturday. Video captured by an attendee showed Franklin arguing with someone in the stands. The topic is unclear, but Franklin seems to be …

James Franklin at a press conference

James Franklin motivated Notre Dame with his press conference comments

Penn State coach James Franklin appears to have made an unforced error in his press conference prior to Thursday’s Orange Bowl that wound up serving as fuel for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Franklin made some remarks during the traditional …

James Franklin at a press conference

James Franklin thinks Notre Dame should have to make a major change

Penn State head coach James Franklin wants to see big changes to college football, including one that he thinks provides something of a competitive advantage for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Franklin said at Wednesday’s pre-Orange Bowl press …

James Franklin at a press conference

James Franklin has confrontation with fan after Ohio State loss

Penn State coach James Franklin got into a shouting match with a fan on Saturday following the team’s 20-13 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Franklin was heading toward the tunnel at Beaver Stadium after the game when one fan began angrily …

James Franklin at a press conference

James Franklin gets roasted for bizarre decisions in Michigan loss

Penn State head coach James Franklin was roasted on Saturday for some baffling decisions in the Nittany Lions’ 24-15 loss to the Michigan Wolverines. Franklin was bad from start to finish on Saturday, mixing bizarre aggression with inexplicable …

James Franklin at a press conference

James Franklin berates reporter over question in viral video

James Franklin has fielded thousands of questions from reporters during his career, but there was one at his press conference on Tuesday that genuinely seemed to blow the Penn State coach away. Corey Giger of DKPittsburghSports.com asked Franklin if …

James Franklin has Penn State score a TD in the closing seconds against WVU

James Franklin pulls controversial move at end of Penn State win

Penn State head coach James Franklin raised some eyebrows during his team’s season opener against West Virginia at Beaver Stadium on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions had possession of the football and held a definitive 31-15 lead with just 13 …

Dabo Swinney on the sidelines

Dabo Swinney hooked up Big Ten coach with flight to Florida

Dabo Swinney did a nice favor for a fellow coach. Penn State head coach James Franklin was in Las Vegas for former Nittany Lions linebacker LaVar Arrington’s induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Franklin was set to fly out of Las …

James Franklin does pushups

James Franklin does push-ups on sideline after getting penalty

James Franklin holds himself to the same standard that he sets for his players. Franklin was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty during his Penn State Nittany Lions’ 30-0 win over Maryland on Saturday. Upset with himself over the …

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh walking

Jim Harbaugh rips James Franklin over tunnel confrontation

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh fired back at Penn State’s James Franklin over what Franklin said about last week’s tunnel scuffle. Franklin was critical of the fact that both teams use the same tunnel to go to and from their locker rooms …

James Franklin at a press conference

James Franklin calls out 1 problem at Michigan

Michigan and Penn State needed to be separated by coaches and security personnel as they headed to the locker room at halftime on Saturday, and James Franklin thinks his Big Ten rival needs to implement a new policy to prevent any similar incidents …

Micah Parsons on the field

Micah Parsons credits 1 key figure for quick NFL success

Micah Parsons often looked like a seasoned veteran during his rookie season in the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys linebacker collected 13 sacks and capped off his first season with an All-Pro nod. He joins a number of recent Penn State draftees, including …

James Franklin at a press conference

James Franklin gets huge contract extension to remain with Penn State

There has been a lot of speculation that James Franklin could leave Penn State for one of the other high-profile jobs that opened up in recent weeks, but we now know that is not going to happen. Penn State announced on Tuesday that Franklin has …

James Franklin at a press conference

Watch: James Franklin had major flubs during awkward press conference

Penn State is coming off back-to-back losses after being ranked No. 2 in the nation less than two weeks ago, and there have been numerous rumors since then indicating James Franklin could leave the program. It’s fair to wonder if all that talk …

James Franklin

James Franklin gearing up to leave Penn State for SEC job?

James Franklin has reportedly hired a new agent, and the move could signal that the Penn State coach is positioning himself to leave for a new job this offseason. John Brice of FootballScoop.com reported on Monday that Franklin has hired Jimmy Sexton …

James Franklin

Report: LSU, USC have same top target for head coaching jobs

LSU and USC are both premier coaching positions. With both open at the same time, there was inevitably going to be some overlap on their lists of targets. According to Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports, both the Trojans and Tigers will have Penn …

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