This could be the most active coaching carousel college football has seen in many years. Before the end of September, five Power 4 programs were searching for new head coaches for 2026, and three more firings following Week 7 have bumped the number of open jobs to nine (counting some late-offseason dismissals. The 2024-25 hiring cycle was historically slow at …
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It’s a new era for Penn State football — but it started in the same crushing fashion. In their first game since firing longtime head coach James Franklin, the Nittany Lions coughed up a fourth-quarter lead and lost a 25-24 heartbreaker to Iowa on Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium for their fourth straight loss. Penn State fell to a brutal …
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My turn to take a swing at a post game. Boy I wish I hadn’t volunteered. Iowa mostly outplayed Penn State over 60 minutes and, despite some truly insane twists and turns, Iowa emerged a 25-24 winner after a late Kaden Wetjen touchdown plus a stop gave Iowa the win. Iowa improved to 5-2 and 3-1 with the win, while …
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Penn State‘s head coaching job will be the hottest vacancy in college football this offseason. With the resources and reputation the Nittany Lions have, whoever is hired will be expected to win-now in Happy Valley. Ahead of the Week 9 slate, ESPN’s College GameDay went around the table to discuss who should take over James Franklin’s old position. Kirk Hersbtreit, …
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James Franklin’s interview on ESPN’s College GameDay, his first time speaking publicly since being fired by Penn State, was nothing more than a calculated PR move. It served as a platform for Franklin to tell athletic directors across the country that he’s open for business, wants to coach again and win a national title at their school. That was it, …
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James Franklin said he was initially “in shock” over his recent dismissal from Penn State and said the move “feels surreal” during an appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday. The comments were his first public statements since he was fired as head coach of the Nittany Lions. Franklin’s season with Penn State began with national championship aspirations, but unraveled …
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James Franklin’s goal of winning a national championship hasn’t changed — even if he wasn’t able to accomplish it at Penn State before getting fired Sunday. It’ll just need to happen with another program, a defiant Franklin said during a “College GameDay” interview Saturday in his first public comments since getting canned after three consecutive losses. “I thought we were …
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In 2015, one year after James Franklin took over at Penn State, Saquon Barkley arrived. It marked the beginning of a decorated career in Happy Valley as he eventually became the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft. Earlier this week, Penn State fired Franklin after three consecutive losses, sending a shockwave across college football. Barkley shared his reaction …
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The bombshell story of the college football season thus far dropped last weekend, with the Penn State Nittany Lions officially firing coach James Franklin after a 3-3 start, which featured three straight losses in the Big Ten. In the days since, athletic director and players have spoken, and just about everyone in the sports media world has had an opportunity …
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