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In what’s been a stunning turn of events, Penn State fired James Franklin on Sunday morning after his team followed up a home loss to Oregon with a shocking defeat at UCLA and then lost to another massive underdog, Northwestern. Franklin’s firing and Penn State eating about $45 million in his buyout means AD Pat Kraft probably has a plan …

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime head coach on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern all but ended whatever remote chance the preseason No. 2 team had of reaching the College Football Playoff. Terry Smith will serve as the interim head coach for …

Penn State has fired head football coach James Franklin in his 12th year at the helm of the Nittany Lions. The university announced the move Sunday afternoon after a 22-21 loss to Northwestern at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. It was the third straight loss for the Nittany Lions after entering the year ranked No. 2 and among the favorites to …

The end came swiftly for James Franklin at Penn State. In 15 days, a 3-0 start has been followed by three straight losses, starting with a double-overtime loss to Oregon, a stunning upset at previously winless UCLA, and a home loss to Northwestern. Now, Franklin has been fired. “I take full responsibility for all of it,” Franklin said after Saturday’s …

Oct 12, 2025, 02:02 PM ET Penn State has fired head coach James Franklin after 12 seasons, the school announced on Sunday. Franklin is owed more than $49 million, per his contract. Associate head coach Terry Smith will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, according to the school. Less than a year removed from an …

And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Week 7. Who’s ready for Indiana, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech and Navy in the College Football Playoff semifinals? 1. College football history is littered with stories of coaches lifting longtime doormats to glory: Bill Snyder at Kansas State, Bill McCartney at Colorado, Rich Brooks at Oregon, Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech, among others. The …

STATE COLLEGE – You can add a huge injury to Penn State’s second shocking upset loss in a row. Penn State quarterback Drew Allar left the game with an apparent left leg injury late in Northwestern’s 22-21 Big Ten victory on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Allar was injured on a third-down scramble with a little over three minutes left and …

STATE COLLEGE – Penn State’s 2025 season, one that began with national championship hopes after deep postseason run in 2024, is going to be remembered for the losses. Considering the current trajectory, there are going to be a large number of them. Already, Penn State has lost to a UCLA team that was winless prior to beating the Lions at …

It’s time to move on. After losing for the third week in a row, Penn State is now 3-3 with no Big Ten wins and fully out of the hunt for the playoff. What was supposed to be the big year for the Nittany Lions has turned out to be one of the biggest embarrassments in program history. From national …