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The firing of head coach James Franklin continues to cause major changes for Penn State football.After more than a decade leading the Nittany Lions, Franklin’s
There have been several college football programs that have let go of their head coach halfway through the season -- Penn State being one of them. After being p
Urban Meyer and Tom Rinaldi broke down the top options to be the next Head Coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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James Franklin shocked at Penn State firing him months after playing for a chance at national title
James Franklin said Saturday he was shocked when Penn State fired him hours after a loss in which the Nittany Lions also lost quarterback Drew Allar to a season-ending injury, but that he cannot wait to coach again elsewhere.
Penn State football quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer will get his first college start at Iowa, in place of injured Drew Allar.
The verdict: Fiction. Honestly, Illinois’ resume isn’t far too different from that of Notre Dame, which is being widely viewed as a Playoff team. USC is the best win for each of them. And their losses are against top-10 teams — No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana for the Illini, and No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 9 Miami for the Fighting Irish.
Penn State's coaching search enters Week 2, which means it's just getting started. James Franklin is off to find a new place to win a national championship, and Penn State Athletic Director Pat Kraft is conducting an insulated process to identify his successor.
Expert recap and game analysis of the Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions NCAAF game from October 18, 2025 on ESPN.