James Franklin

Penn State University has fired head football coach James Franklin, according to multiple reports from college football insider Pete Thamel and On3 Sports. The move ends a turbulent decade-plus tenure in Happy Valley after a disastrous 3–3 start to the 2025 season. Franklin, who took over the Nittany Lions in 2014, leaves with a 104–45 […]

Just when James Franklin thought things couldn’t get worse, his team actually took the field on Saturday. The embattled Penn State coach was booed before kickoff, and then again after the final whistle — a fitting soundtrack to a disaster that’s now officially a trend. The Nittany Lions dropped their third straight game, this time […]

In addition to Penn State’s demoralizing loss to Northwestern on Saturday, insult has now been added to injury — literally. The Nittany Lions have lost starting quarterback Drew Allar for the remainder of the season, a blow that likely marks the end of his time in State College. Head coach James Franklin confirmed the news […]

When James Franklin signed a 10-year, $85 million contract extension with Penn State in November 2021, the Nittany Lions were poised for a national championship run. Fast forward to October 2025, and the program is in turmoil after a stunning 42–37 loss to a winless UCLA team that had recently fired its head coach. The […]

In one of the most shocking upsets in recent college football history, previously winless UCLA stunned No. 7 Penn State 42–37 at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. The Bruins, who had fired recently head coach DeShaun Foster, secured their first victory of the season under interim offensive coordinator Jerry Neuheisel. Neuheisel, promoted from tight ends […]

By Luke Brown The door has never been more wide open than it was on Saturday night for James Franklin to win a “big game.” It was the highest-attended White Out Game in Penn State’s history, the Nittany Lions came in ranked third in the country and were favored by three and a half over […]

With the recent commitment of Caravel Academy (Bear, DE) defensive end Isaac Chukwurah, the Penn State Nittany Lions have moved further up the 2026 college football team recruiting rankings with all of the major recruiting services. James Franklin now has 12 commitments to the 2026 Penn State football recruiting class heading into the pivotal spring […]

Embed from Getty Images By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Contributor In a surprise move, Penn State and head football coach James Franklin have reached an agreement on a 10-year contract extension worth a guaranteed $70 million.  Franklin, who recently switched agents, had been tied to the openings at LSU and USC in recent weeks.  […]

STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 23: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions leads the team onto the field before the game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Beaver Stadium on October 23, 2021 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Contributor Well, folks, […]