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Last Saturday, the Penn State Nittany Lions had a rare—and telling—opportunity to see a potential next head coach up close and personal. As speculation ramps up around Brian Hartline, the offensive coordinator and wide‑receivers coach at Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State’s brass was reportedly watching the Buckeyes-Nittany Lions clash intently. According to betting outlet BetOnline, Hartline […]
Just when the blockbuster news of James Franklin’s dismissal was reverberating across college football, a new twist has emerged — and it implicates none other than Adidas in the decision-making process. According to Mike J. Asti, Managing Editor at WV Sports Now and Pittsburgh Sports Now (and a national writer for Yardbarker), a source inside […]
After a stunning midseason move that saw Penn State fire James Franklin following a third straight loss, Athletic Director Pat Kraft now faces one of the most important coaching searches in program history. The Nittany Lions remain a premier job in college football, and the list of potential successors is already taking shape. Our Penn […]
As part of our ongoing Penn State Head Coach Hot Board series — which began with Indiana’s Curt Cignetti — we turn our attention to another name that could make plenty of sense in Happy Valley: Matt Rhule. After Penn State parted ways with James Franklin on Sunday following a third straight loss, Athletic Director […]
By Luke Brown It’s been a disastrous couple of weeks for Penn State football, and now, the University has announced a change in leadership and fired James Franklin, effective immediately. It’s Penn State’s first head coaching change since 2014, and the state of the program puts recruits in a tough place, deciding whether they should […]
Earlier on Sunday, after a third consecutive loss, Penn State University officially parted ways with veteran head coach James Franklin, ending a tenure that began in 2014 and defined an entire era of Nittany Lion football. Franklin’s dismissal comes after the start of a disappointing season marred by offensive inconsistency and the inability to win […]
Penn State football’s season has already collapsed under Franklin’s leadership and it’s future continues to crumble further before fixes can be implemented.
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 […]
