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Penn State football head coach James Franklin received a lot of attention this week because of comments he made in his press conferences. One comment that made headlines was in response to a reporter asking if he had thought about the Nittany Lions throwing more 50/50 deep balls, and Franklin’s hilarious response got a lot […]

The Penn State football team looks like perhaps the best Nittany Lions squad since the 2016 season when the school won the Big Ten Championship. They are currently 6-0 on the season, they have elite quarterback play from Drew Allar, and they have one of the best defenses in the Big Ten. With Michigan and […]

Shots fired! Penn State football head coach James Franklin raised some eyebrows for comments he seemingly made about the Michigan Wolverines during his press conference on Tuesday. Franklin was asked about the Nittany Lions scheduling “weaker” nonconference opponents. The Penn State football coach used the question as an opportunity to apparently take an unprovoked shot […]

No. 6 Penn State football is gearing up to face Northwestern football on the road this weekend, and they’re preparing for the game in a hilarious way. Coach James Franklin is making his team practice without music to get ready for the lack of crowd noise at Ryan Field. Franklin also joked that the quiet […]

Penn State football is undefeated entering a Week 5 matchup with Northwestern. The sixth-ranked Nittany Lions have been one of the most dominant teams in college football this season, winning all four of their games games by more than two touchdowns. They’re coming off their most impressive win so far, too, a 31-0 beatdown of […]

Penn State football is undefeated on the season and careening toward a showdown with the Ohio State football team on October 21. The Nittany Lions have dominated so far this year on the strength of an athletic defense and superb quarterback play by former five-star Drew Allar. Recently a Penn State football lineman got a […]

Penn State football is off to a hot start this season and the Nittany Lions look like a legit contender in the Big Ten East. Penn State came into their annual white out clash against Iowa, and they absolutely dominated the Hawkeyes for a 31-0 blowout victory. Penn State’s offense looked good against Iowa’s defense […]

The Penn State football squad is off to a hot start in their NCAA college football campaign. James Franklin’s Nittany Lions now have three wins on their record without having to suffer a loss. This is largely because of the amount of rushing plays that they run. But, the team still hopes to build on […]

Micah Parsons became an elite pass-rusher well before his time with the Dallas Cowboys. He was a star in college with Penn State football under head coach James Franklin and has continued that as a pro. Franklin recently spoke about Parsons’ competitiveness, part of what makes him one of the best defensive players in the […]

Penn State rolled into their first Big Ten game of the year fresh off of two big victories to open the season, and they followed that up with a 30-13 win over Illinois in Week 3. This was a game that the Nittany Lions were expected to win, but still, doing so is always easier […]

The Penn State football team will visit Illinois Saturday afternoon to kick off its Big Ten schedule. It will mark the eighth season in a row in which the Penn State football team has started Big Ten play on the road. It’s an issue that Penn State officials are not happy about, but one that […]

Penn State football is coming off of an impressive 11-2 campaign in 2022 that saw them do what Heisman winner Caleb Williams couldn’t. Coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions knocked off the Utah Utes in the Rose Bowl to cap off a highly competitive season that was successful by a certain number of parameters. […]

Penn State football coach James Franklin is reluctant to name his starting quarterback ahead of the opening game versus West Virginia. However, it’s widely expected that Drew Allar will get the start. Franklin said he doesn’t want to officially name a starter because he doesn’t want to give any excess information to opponents, but many […]

Penn State head football coach James Franklin went over the Nittany Lions’ quarterback competition during Big Ten Media Days on Wednesday. “Everybody wants to talk about quarterback,” Franklin said during his opening statement, via 247Sports. “We’re still in a competition phase. Obviously, there’s a lot of poeple talking about Drew and what he brings to the table, […]

No. 1 Massachusetts prospect Liam Andrews is set to announce his commitment Friday. The choice is down to Penn State, South Carolina or Wisconsin. Penn State football coach James Franklin made one thing clear to Andrews: “I can’t let you go anywhere else.” “He said I am a priority and they want me at Penn […]

Penn State football is coming off of an 11-2 season that included a decisive 35-21 Rose Bowl win over the Utah Utes. James Franklin’s team was led by quarterback Sean Clifford throughout the season and bowl game. Clifford is now with the Green Bay Packers, making sophomore Drew Allar the program’s new hope at quarterback. […]

James Franklin knows a thing or two about college football recruiting. So, when the Penn State head coach speaks, people listen. And after a wild Early Signing Day period that saw Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals dominate the recruiting trail, Franklin shared his thoughts on the current landscape of college football and the effect […]

One final home game meant one final request for senior quarterback Sean Clifford. Penn State Nittany Lions football head coach James Franklin said he wants fans to come out cheering for the four-year Penn State starter, the Big Ten contender’s most accomplished passer since now-Arizona Cardinals quarterback Trace McSorley. “I would love for that kid, […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions got the job done Saturday night against the Maryland Terrapins, as they eked out a 30-0 victory. That was quite a muscle flex for the Nittany Lions on the field, but perhaps no as quite as intimidating as the show of brute strength Penn State football head coach James Franklin […]

Penn State football head coach James Franklin and Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh have engaged in a war of words of sorts over a halftime scuffle that occurred in the tunnel at Michigan Stadium during the latter team’s 41-17 win over the Nittany Lions last week. Franklin took exception to the tunnel at the […]

It’s been nine days since Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan football team defeated James Franklin’s Penn State Nittany Lions but the animosity between the two sides has hardly died down. Right before halftime of the Wolverines’ 41-17 win over Penn State, the two teams became involved in a scuffle on their respective ways through the tunnel to […]

Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin voiced out his issue about the tunnel at Michigan Stadium after getting irked by the fact that visiting teams and Michigan Wolverines players have to sometimes cross paths when walking in and out of the locker rooms. In last Saturday’s game at the said stadium between Penn […]

Penn State football looked like a true national title contender early in the 2021 season. The Nittany Lions were the fourth-ranked team in the country heading into a showdown with third-ranked Iowa. Penn State not only lost the game to Iowa but also lost quarterback Sean Clifford to injury. After Clifford’s injury, Penn State’s season […]

The Penn State University Nittany Lions have announced that they have signed head coach James Franklin to a 10-year contract extension. James Franklin has been the Penn State head coach since 2014. He was the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores from 2011-2013. This was an interesting signing for the Nittany Lions. Many people believe […]

It started with a loss to a rather inferior Illinois team in Week 8 that really put Penn State coach James Franklin under the microscope yet again. He followed it up by confusing the Week 9 opponent for Penn State, saying twice that they were preparing for Illinois when in fact they play Ohio State […]

The Penn State – Iowa matchup in Week 6 was juiced up before the opening kickoff as both teams entered the contest ranked in the top four in the country. It’s been almost a week now since the game was played, and the tensions are still running high. Iowa won the game over Penn State, […]

Out of all the Week 6 matchups in college football, none will have as big of an impact on the current playoff race than the matchup between No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Penn State. The Nittany Lions will be traveling to Iowa City and a raucous Kinnick Stadium for the primetime contest. Penn State […]

When the University of Southern California fired Clay Helton on Monday, it opened up the box for plenty of names to be rumored as the next coach. It’s a list that includes a lot of names, including Penn State coach James Franklin. Franklin’s name has popped up many times before and he addressed the latest […]

Saquon Barkley has undoubtedly left his imprint on the NFL in his short time with the New York Giants after he left a lasting impression at Penn State. While Barkley prepares for his third season in the NFL, James Franklin —Barkley’s former head coach at Penn State — says that the Giants running back is […]

In what is some of the weirder news coming out of Happy Valley this weekend, Penn State coach James Franklin claims he is not comedian Keegan-Michael Key. Wait… there’s some context to why this is a thing. And no, it isn’t as awful as you likely presumed it to be. Notable New York radio gasbag Mike […]

Penn State coach James Franklin is probably coaching the best roster he’s had since leaving Vanderbilt for the program. Despite that, he’s come under some fire recently for (maybe) icing a kicker during a Penn State blowout victory over Georgia State. Oddly enough, James Franklin has heard your gripes and he has decided to deny […]

Penn State coach James Franklin not only led his team to a victory over Pitt this past weekend, but he decided to add some fuel to the in-state rivalry fire. That’s right. Now that Penn State is supposedly good, James Franklin is hurling some shade toward the general direction of the Pittsburgh Panthers. You know, […]