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Penn State fires coach James Franklin

Our podcast on what happened to Penn State football, what's next without James Franklin

Pitts, who played on the undefeated 1994 team, joins us to share his feelings on the state of Penn State football − and what it will take for the next head coach to fulfill those national championshi...

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New report confirms suspicion about the timing of Penn State's decision to fire James Franklin

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'Football is our backbone:' Penn State AD discusses firing of head coach James Franklin

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Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft details decision to move on from James Franklin

Penn State fired coach James Franklin on Sunday after the Nittany Lions — who began the season ranked second — dropped three straight games, two in embarrassing fashion to unheralded teams.

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Penn State AD Pat Kraft fired James Franklin. What’s next will define his legacy

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Penn State AD: Franklin's big-game record played role in firing

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PSU's Nick Dawkins Talks 'Overwhelming Sense of Guilt' Over James Franklin's Firing

"Ultimately, as players, it's an overwhelming sense of guilt—like we got our coach fired, we didn't play well enough, we didn't do our job good enough," Penn State senior offensive lineman Nick Dawki...

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Penn State AD explains why James Franklin was fired in $49 million letdown

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Penn State fans react after James Franklin’s firing

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‘Overwhelming sense of guilt’: Penn State captain shares reaction to James Franklin’s firing

The “elephant in the room” is how Nick Dawkins described James Franklin’s firing in the days immediately following the leadership change at Penn State. The sixth-year senior captain center said it simply feels like something has been missing at the Lasch Football Building over the past few days.

Micah Parsons, LaVar Arrington among Penn State greats to react to James Franklin's stunning ouster

"Coach, I really don't have words to express my gratitude," said former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley, whom Franklin hired this year as an assistant quarterbacks coach. Together, McSorley and Franklin hit the 11-win mark twice and in 2016 won the Big Ten.

Total Pro Sports

Unexpected NFL Coordinator Surfaces As Leading Candidate For Penn State Head Coaching Job After James Franklin’s Firing

Penn State fans eye Joe Brady as top candidate to replace James Franklin, surprising many over hometown favorite Matt Rhule.

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Urban Meyer Suggests Some Names for Penn State's Coaching Search

Meyer praised Kraft as a strong athletic director and a "football guy" (Kraft played linebacker at Indiana) but also called the decision an "overreaction." The FOX Sports analyst added that this was "one man's call," referring to Kraft, who became Penn State's athletic director in 2022.