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Virginia Tech football hands the reins over to James Franklin, finalizing his deal Monday with the Hokies. The former Penn State leader wasted no time in mapping out his first vision in Blacksburg. The school officially announced Franklin as new head coach online. He dropped his first statement via NBC Sports college football insider Nicole […]

Penn State football watched James Franklin become Virginia Tech bound Monday. But details of Franklin’s contract buyout at PSU surfaced. Will PSU need to pay the full amount of more than $49 million? Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports dropped clarity there after the Hokies hired Franklin. “Penn State and James Franklin recently negotiated his buyout […]

Virginia Tech football will fill the first Power Four head coaching vacancy for the 2025-26 cycle. James Franklin fueled rumors of taking over the Hokies. Now Blacksburg will welcome the former Penn State head coach. Franklin to Virginia Tech “are finalizing an agreement” to become a pairing, per ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel. “The […]

Virginia Tech football has been courting James Franklin to be its next head coach. Franklin has been in prolonged talks with the Hokies, ever since he got fired essentially at Penn State. While those talks continue, there appears to be something holding Franklin back from just taking the job. “Franklin is a candidate in other […]

Penn State football is searching for a new head coach, after firing James Franklin earlier this year. The Nittany Lions may have a former NFL coach interested in the job. Former New York Giants coach Brian Daboll has some advocates for the position. “One wild card in the mix is former New York Giants head […]

The 2025 season has been a lost year for the Penn State Nittany Lions. They were the preseason favorites to win the Big Ten title and it was clear that they would be prime participants in the College Football Playoffs. But all those preseason predictions and accolades went by the boards as Penn State endured […]

James Franklin, who was fired as the Penn State football coach just over a month ago, may not be without a job for very much longer. According to multiple reports, Virginia Tech is circling Franklin, with CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz saying that Franklin “continues to be the top target” for the Hokies vacancy. ESPN’s Pete […]

The Virginia Tech football program is one team involved in coaching rumors, as well as plenty of other programs. Virginia Tech fired Brent Pry after an ugly 45-26 loss to Old Dominion, which was the third straight loss for the Hokies. Plenty of names have been floated as potential replacements at Virginia Tech, including Alex […]

Bill Belichick’s first major recruiting victory at North Carolina came when four-star defensive back David Davis flipped his commitment from Penn State to the Tar Heels. Davis, a 6-foot, 190-pound prospect from Pittsburgh’s Imani Christian Academy, had been committed to the Nittany Lions. However, his decision to join North Carolina adds a significant boost to […]

The 2025 Penn State football season quickly became a dumpster fire, despite the high expectations the team had coming into the year. They fired James Franklin after three straight losses, which started with a loss to Oregon and ended with a loss to Northwestern. The Nittany Lions have only gotten worse, and now the most […]

Urban Meyer has officially broken his silence regarding rumors that he met with Penn State officials about the school’s head coaching vacancy. The former Ohio State coach laughed off the reports during a recent episode of The Triple Option podcast with Rob Stone and Mark Ingram, calling out sports radio host Zach Gelb for spreading […]

When Penn State decided it had enough of James Franklin and the Nittany Lions fired their head coach after three consecutive losses to elite Oregon, winless UCLA and ordinary Northwestern, it was clear that the football program needed to hit the reset button. Subsequent losses to Iowa and Ohio State have stretched the losing streak […]

Auburn football is now looking for a new head coach. Hugh Freeze was fired by the school on Sunday, following a disappointing 2025 season. Auburn is just 4-5, and lost on Saturday to Kentucky. Two names are now being mentioned as possible candidates to replace Freeze. They are James Franklin and Jimbo Fisher, per The […]

Auburn is coming off a 10-3 loss to Kentucky. Auburn has now fired head coach Hugh Freeze. Now, the Tigers will look for their next head coach, and these are the best options to lead the Tigers back to SEC prominence. Jon Sumrall- Tulane Head Coach Auburn is going to go for a big-time coach. […]

The Virginia Tech football program is looking for a head coach, after parting ways with Brent Pry earlier this season. A new name is being linked to the job, and it is a big name. Former Penn State coach James Franklin is getting a lot of interest from the Hokies, per On3. Franklin was fired […]

Matt Rhule just signed a new two-year contract extension to remain as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Thursday. As a result, he will no longer be in the mix for the Penn State Nittany Lions job. With the program still searching for its replacement for James Franklin, it appears a new favorite has […]

The 2025 Florida football season went downhill quickly after starting with so much promise. The Gators are 3-4 but have struggled to do well up to this point. It follows a massive coaching carousel that started with James Franklin being fired from Penn State. With Franklin still being a great coach, there has been some […]

Ten days after James Franklin’s firing, the reverberations are still felt in Happy Valley, Penn State’s football team seat. On ESPN’s College GameDay, Franklin said his “goal hasn’t changed,” insisting he plans to chase a national title elsewhere after a 3-3 start and a swift dismissal that followed losses to Oregon, UCLA, and Northwestern. Penn […]

Penn State’s reset created an opening, and the Oklahoma football team pounced. After a three-game skid culminating in a Week 6 loss to Northwestern, the Nittany Lions fired head coach James Franklin, a move reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Franklin, who had been in charge since 2014, departed despite a strong overall record and a […]

The 2025 Ohio State football season has been great, and it follows a year where the Buckeyes finally broke through and won the national championship. Ryan Day was under all sorts of scrutiny due to how talented Ohio State was under him, but they finally broke through last year, so as the head coach of […]

The Florida Gators are officially in the market for a new head coach. After weeks of mounting pressure and behind-the-scenes meetings with boosters, the university announced the firing of Billy Napier, ending his turbulent tenure in Gainesville. With one of college football’s most coveted jobs now open, speculation is already swirling about potential replacements, and […]

The Florida Gators are on the hunt for a new head coach. Florida has fired head coach Billy Napier. After weeks of speculation and reports that boosters met with the Gators’ athletic director, Scott Stricklin, the team has made the move ahead of the open week. Here are the top options to replace Napier in […]

Penn State football looked different on the sideline but heartbreakingly familiar on the scoreboard. In its first game under interim head coach Terry Smith, the Nittany Lions fell 25-24 to Iowa, their fourth straight defeat in a season that has unraveled faster than anyone in Happy Valley could have imagined. Smith, the longtime assistant elevated […]

Penn State football fans found themselves in familiar agony Saturday night after the Nittany Lions dropped a 25-24 heartbreaker to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first game since James Franklin’s firing, and social feeds lit up with jokes, memes, and flat-out trolling aimed at the program.  The loss played out like a microcosm of Penn […]

Former Penn State football coach James Franklin went on ESPN’s College GameDay Saturday, to talk about his recent firing. Franklin was canned after starting the season with a disappointing 3-3 record. Penn State pulled the plug on the Franklin tenure, after consecutive losses to Oregon, UCLA and Northwestern. That free fall stunned Penn State fans. […]

Penn State football is looking for a home run hire, after firing James Franklin amidst a 3-3 campaign. Franklin is owed about $50 million in buyout money, and Penn State will have to shell out millions more to their next head coach. There are two candidates emerging as a possible replacement to Franklin, per college […]

Penn State football’s coaching search is underway, and seven-time national champion Nick Saban has given his thoughts on what the Nittany Lions need in their next head coach after firing James Franklin. With Curt Cignetti, a former Saban assistant, officially off the proverbial table after he signed a massive, eight-year extension with Indiana, Penn State’s […]

Penn State Football made the decision to fire head coach James Franklin after a three-game losing streak, and there may be a chance for him to tell his side of the story. Franklin is set to make an appearance on Game Day in Athens ahead of UGA and Ole Miss facing off, according to ESPN. […]

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning offered a raw take on the harsh realities of major college football after Penn State fired James Franklin. His comments show the unforgiving nature of coaching at the highest level.​ “That’s the business that we’re in. It’s a heavy pressure position, there’s high expectations, fanbases want to win — they […]

Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide are expressing interest in wide receiver Jahsiear Rogers following his decommitment from the Penn State Nittany Lions after they fired James Franklin. Alabama made an offer to Rogers on Thursday, just days following his decision to reverse his pledge to Penn State. This came after the program fired […]

The self destruction of Penn State football stretched to Thursday. PSU firing James Franklin left ripple effects on the college football recruiting trail for Nittany Lions commits. Now a prized four-star quarterback reopened his process. Troy Huhn of San Marcos, California is back on the market searching for his next CFB home. He confirmed his […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions lost security from one of their recruits from the 2026 class after the program moved on from head coach James Franklin. That player turned out to be pass rusher Elijah Littlejohn. Littlejohn announced that he has reopened the doors for teams to recruit him to their program via social media […]

Scratch Curt Cignetti off the list of potential Penn State football head coaching options in 2026. The Nittany Lions now must look elsewhere to find the replacement for James Franklin. PSU relieved Franklin of his head coach role on Sunday — ending a 12-season run together. The Indiana head coach Cignetti immediately skyrocketed as a […]

The coaching carousel around Penn State continues to heat up following James Franklin’s dismissal, and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti has done little to quiet the rumors. During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, the Hoosiers’ head coach praised interim Penn State coach Terry Smith, calling him “a great football coach” and adding that he’ll “do […]

Since firing James Franklin as head coach after the 22-21 Week 7 loss to the Northwestern Wildcats, speculation has grown about who will take the Penn State job. Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti has emerged as a popular name for the Penn State Nittany Lions, and he added fuel to the flames about that […]

The 2025 Penn State football season devolved into a disaster after all of the preseason expectations. James Franklin was fired after their third straight loss to Northwestern. The move was shocking but decisive and sent shockwaves across college football. However, in all of the madness of this news, Franklin himself has been very silent when […]

The 2025 Penn State football season went from a season full of promise to a disaster in three weeks. The Nittany Lions lost a heartbreaker to Oregon at home during their White Out and then were stunned in back-to-back games against UCLA and Northwestern. Those shocking results led the Nittany Lions to fire James Franklin […]

In 2011, Penn State was the talk of the college football world — just for all the wrong reasons. Toward the end of his 46th season as the Penn State football coach, Joe Paterno was fired for allegedly knowing about and covering up child sexual abuse by his longtime defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky. While it […]

James Franklin had a lot of success as the Penn State head coach, but, as Ohio State football’s Ryan Day knows, you have to deliver in the biggest moments. In parts of 12 seasons in Happy Valley, Franklin won more than 100 games, a Big Ten Conference title in 2016, made it into the College […]