Well, there’s pressure on the studio audience now. That’s the blue-and-white faithful who support Penn State football in that big open-air TV studio known as Beaver Stadium. While fans often clamor for night games, this week’s 7 p.m. kickoff represents what’s likely the latest late ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Abdul Carter is eager to move past his public punishment. The New York Giants’ rookie edge rusher got benched by interim coach Mike Kafka for the first defensive series against Green Bay for missing a walk-through last week. Carter disputed that he was asleep ...
Please forgive the baseball analogy, but the FBS head coaches who were hired prior to the 2025 season are a mixed bag of home runs, slow rollers and strikeouts. Of the 29 teams that entered this season with new head coaches, nine are already bowl eligible, six are at .500 and 14 sport losing ...
First off, I want to wish James well. He treated me and the media professionally, almost without exception. He came to Penn State at a fragile time, won 70 percent of his games, including a Big Ten title in 2016, and represented the university with class. But you never got the idea he loved ...
Oh, man, I could probably fill up half the sports section by fully analyzing all the areas where James Franklin needs to improve as a coach. Neil said I only have 650 words, so I’ll cut to the chase with two of the most important ones. Loyalty and stubbornness. Franklin was loyal to a ...
James Franklin got his first taste of Virginia Tech’s “Enter Sandman” tradition on Wednesday as he walked into Cassell Coliseum for his introductory press conference. It’s something the 53-year-old Franklin is eager to experience as the Hokies’ football coach. “I can’t wait. ...
