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Franklin’s buyout could be mitigated

New information has emerged about James Franklin’s buyout from Penn State that reportedly will pay him $49 million. Front Office Sports, which specializes in covering the business end of sports and has more than 225,000 followers on X (@FOS) obtained a copy of his 2021 of Franklin’s ...

Interim coach Terry Smith feels at home at Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK — As a third-generation Penn Stater, you could say that Terry Smith bleeds blue and white. He’s been there since 2014 when James Franklin hired him at the start of his era, he graduated from the school in 1991, and it’s a good bet that he’s not looking to leave State ...

Rudel: Pressure shifts to Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft

UNIVERSITY PARK — Pat Kraft went to bed Saturday night trying to come to grips with Saturday’s 22-21 loss to Northwestern and knowing he faced the biggest decision of his career. He planned to take another day “to sleep on it Sunday,” but the more he thought, the more he concluded it ...

Ex-PSU players show love for fired coach James Franklin

The overwhelming majority of Penn State’s fan base wanted the firing of James Franklin after a disastrous couple weeks. That doesn’t mean that was the norm for everyone involved with the Penn State program, and apparently it’s far from it. Many of PSU’s current players and lettermen ...

Matt Rhule doesn’t tamp down buzz about Penn State football opening

Matt Rhule professed his love for living and working in Nebraska and trying to return the Cornhuskers to the upper echelon of college football. That said, he did nothing Monday to shut down speculation that he could be up for the Penn State job, which opened with Sunday’s firing of James ...

PSU teammates feel badly for QB Allar

UNIVERSITY PARK —Drew Allar’s career at Penn State is over. The senior quarterback suffered a left ankle injury with three minutes left in Saturday’s 22-21 loss to Northwestern and was helped off the field. Allar was tackled by Northwestern’s Mac Uihlein after a 1-yard gain on ...