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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 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 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 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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
Penn State coach James Franklin still hasn’t gotten over a key officiating mistake in last Saturday’s win over Auburn. During the second quarter of Saturday’s game, the referees somehow managed to take two downs from the Nittany …
