Penn State fired head coach James Franklin on October 12, 2025. Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea, who has a personal relationship with Franklin, denied interest in the Penn State job. Lea has been mentioned ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sixteen days ago, Penn State was the center of the college football universe. Now it’s a smoldering crater whose warlords have agreed to pay what could be (but probably won’t wind up being) a $50 ...

With Penn State firing head coach James Franklin on Sunday, Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule has emerged as one of the potential candidates for the opening in Happy Valley. Rhule, who is in his third ...

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 ...

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? WELL, MICHAEL, AND BEFORE I GET INTO TODAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE, I JUST WANT TO SAY JAMES FRANKLIN WAS ENTERING HIS 12TH YEAR AS HEAD COACH OF THE NITTANY LIONS JUST THIS SEASON.

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 ...

Matt Rhule's name became immediately linked to the Penn State vacancy after Sunday's firing of James Franklin -- and for good reason. A Penn State alum and former walk-on linebacker under Joe Paterno, ...

(WHTM) – Nebraska head football coach and State College native Matt Rhule reacted Monday to Penn State firing James Franklin and the speculation he could become the Nittany Lions’ next head coach. “I ...

If the seat for Penn State football coach James Franklin was warm hot last week, it's scalding hot this week following a loss to Northwestern. The No. 22 Nittany Lions dropped their third straight ...

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports ...