After years of being one of the best teams in the second tier of college football contenders, Penn State expected to make the leap into that elite tier in 2025 and compete for a national championship.

This was the James Franklin era at Penn State in a nutshell: The year the Nittany Lions were projected as legitimate national championship contenders, led by 20 returning players with starting ...

Penn State wants James Franklin to land on his feet pronto. Franklin’s contract, which Penn State bought out for $49 million, includes a clause that calls for him to be diligent in searching for his ...

James Franklin is a program builder. Could Arkansas use one of those? Auburn could do worse than James Franklin. It has done worse. For Florida, James Franklin would be no Steve Spurrier, but an ...

Penn State reportedly fired head football coach James Franklin on Sunday. The decision came after the Nittany Lions suffered an upset loss to the Northwestern Wildcats, ESPN reported. It was the ...

Following a second straight upset as a heavy favorite -- and a third consecutive loss overall -- Penn State is reeling and coach James Franklin is facing questions about his future. He was asked ...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — A firefighter was injured and taken to a nearby hospital as Franklin crews worked to put out an apartment fire Tuesday. According to the Franklin Fire Department, the ...

It's all but over for James Franklin at Penn State. Matthew O'Haren / Imagn Images Editor’s note: James Franklin was fired Sunday afternoon, six games into his 12th season at Penn State. It’s always ...

Penn State football paid James Franklin handsomely on Sunday, Oct. 12, to remove the 12th-year coach from the program. Franklin was fired on Oct. 12 after leading Penn State to three consecutive ...

Penn State fired James Franklin on Sunday as three straight losses ended his 12-year tenure in Happy Valley. While the 53-year-old is no longer the school's head football coach, his paychecks will ...

FROM GRACE. THEY WERE THE NUMBER TWO TEAM IN THE PRESEASON POLLS. WELL, THE FAVORITES TO CONTEND FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. BUT THREE STRAIGHT LOSSES. TOO MUCH FOR PENN STATE. THE PROGRAM FIRED ...

After losing their third straight game, the Penn State Nittany Lions had to make a change. Losing to Oregon, UCLA, and Northwestern in three straight games was unacceptable. James Franklin ended up ...