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Penn State may be facing a battle to keep head coach James Franklin amid significant interest from USC. According to Scott Roussel of Football Scoop, Franklin is “high” on athletic director Mike Bohn’s shortlist of coaching …
James Franklin had a perfect response to a question about a mistake by the referees during Saturday night’s game. Franklin’s Penn State Nittany Lions were leading Auburn 10-7 in the second quarter. They had the ball for a 1st-and-10 from …
Multiple head coaches from top programs in the Big Ten have said this week that they are willing to explore playing games outside the conference if need be, and James Franklin joined his colleagues on Tuesday. Franklin was asked during an appearance …
A former Penn State football player says he was the victim of violent hazing during his time with the program, and head coach James Franklin is accused of ignoring the acts and worse. Matt Miller of PennLive.com obtained a copy of a federal lawsuit …
Penn State coach James Franklin is a passionate guy. So passionate, in fact, that his immediate reaction to a Cotton Bowl Gatorade shower was to tackle the player who gave it to him. Franklin was ambushed by multiple players at the end of Penn …
Despite consistent rumors linking him with jobs elsewhere, James Franklin is staying at Penn State. On Friday, the school’s Board of Trustees approved a six-year contract extension for Franklin, tying him to the school through 2025. JUST IN: …
Much of the speculation surrounding the coaching search that is widely believed to be coming at USC centers around Urban Meyer, but it may be a different name who ends up being the focus of the school’s efforts. The impending hire of Mike Bohn …
Penn State coach James Franklin was not happy after players wore shirts supporting teammate Jonathan Sutherland during pregame warmups without permission or discussion. Sutherland was thrown into the spotlight after a Penn State supporter wrote a …
Penn State’s former team doctor claimed in a new lawsuit that coach James Franklin pressured him to clear injured players who weren’t ready to play. Dr. Scott A. Lynch filed a lawsuit against Franklin and the university claiming that the …
Penn State head coach James Franklin has raised some eyebrows with his support of Vanderbilt at the College World Series. Franklin has been cheering on Vanderbilt as they face Michigan in the CWS Finals. During Game 2 of the series, he was seen …
James Franklin apparently has not been aware of all the criticism that’s been levied against coaches for making conservative decisions and not going for wins at the end of games. The Penn State coach made a terrible decision that cost the …
Penn State coach James Franklin isn’t doing much to quiet rumors that his future could lie away from Happy Valley. Franklin dodged a question on Tuesday about his future at Penn State, saying he was “focused on Maryland” and …
James Franklin was understandably frustrated with the way Penn State lost to Ohio State on Saturday night, and his emotions boiled over when he was criticized by a fan while leaving the field. Penn State blew a late lead against the Buckeyes, and …
James Franklin acknowledged the poor playcall his team made on 4th-and-5 with the game on the line Saturday night. Penn State had a 4th-and-5 at Ohio State’s 43 with just over a minute left in the game and ran an inside draw that got stuffed …
Joe Moorhead and James Franklin still seem to be on pretty good terms despite the former leaving Penn State’s program. Moorhead is now the head coach at Mississippi State after spending the past two seasons as Penn State’s offensive …
A poll conducted by CBS Sports was not kind to Willie Taggart and James Franklin. CBS Sports polled 20 percent of the current 129 active coaches in FBS. They asked for the coaches to name the most overrated and underrated coaches in the game. Taggart …
