Penn State can’t be accused of wasting time. Less than 24 hours after the Nittany Lions suffered their third-straight loss, 22-21 to unranked Northwestern, the university pulled the plug on James Franklin, ending his 12-year run. Franklin’s overall body of work should be judged as ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 22-21 loss to Northwestern on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: With the Nittany Lions nursing a 14-13 lead, Devonte Ross fumbled a punt late in the third quarter, and Northwestern’s Dashun Reeder ...
The James Franklin era at Penn State is over. The university announced on Sunday afternoon that it has “made a change in leadership,” and confirmed that associate head coach Terry Smith will become the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Athletic Director Pat Kraft ...
Some nitpicking as Penn State gets ready to host an unhappy homecoming: - While there’s no question the Nittany Nation has seen enough of James Franklin, we’ll start to find out today and for the remainder of this season whether the players have, too — and whether Franklin has lost the ...
UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State is in a dark place. The Nittany Lions were stunned by Northwestern, 22-21, Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The loss was their third straight after a 3-0 start. They sunk to 0-3 in the Big Ten and officially put an end to any College Football Playoff hopes. In ...
I’ve been saying for years James Franklin has taken Penn State football as far as he can. Little did I know it would be in reverse. What hurts is how it appears that the team, coaches, administration are indifferent to mediocrity. Players seem indifferent and definitely not disciplined (ie: throwing the ball in end zone by the tight end caused PSU to kickoff from 20). This team needs some tough love — like 12 weeks at Paris Island or Fort Jackson S.C. I thought 12 years ago and hearing Denny Douds, the longtime East Stroudsburg head coach speak highly of his ex-quarterback, ...
