When Terry Smith was introduced Monday as Penn State’s interim head football coach, he said he wanted the players to be tougher and to have more fun. It’s clear that the Nittany Lions haven’t enjoyed ...

James Franklin's Penn State buyout is drawing comparisons to that of former Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher, whose 2023 firing will cost the university about $76 million. But Franklin's 2021 contract ...

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 ...

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 Nittany Lions athletic director Pat Kraft made the decision to fire head football coach James Franklin, and he told reporters on Monday that it wasn’t just the three-game losing streak that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Magic: The Gathering has a busy 2026 planned, but one set remained a mystery up until now... a crossover with Nickelodeon. Not only is that set now revealed to star none other than the Teenage Mutant ...

Dabo Swinney called James Franklin's firing "sad to see," showing empathy for his colleague. Swinney emphasized coaching is "part business, part calling" and wished Franklin's family well. Penn State ...