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Penn State Fires James Franklin: College Football World Reacts to Stunning Move

The college football world reacted to Penn State's stunning decision to fire James Franklin, and the $49 million buyout the school owes him.

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How Much Penn State Owes James Franklin After Firing

Penn State fired James Franklin on Sunday and now owes its former head coach a buyout of more than $49 million.

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Penn State Fires Coach James Franklin After Third Straight Loss

James Franklin is out at Penn State after leading the program for more than 10 years.

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Penn State’s James Franklin Seen Having Such an Awkward Moment After Stunning Loss

The Nittany Lions have now lost three straight games after falling at home to Northwestern.

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Even With A Skewed Sample, The New York Times Survey Of Federal Judges Reveals A Brewing Judicial Crisis

And once again, you know who is to blame.

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College Football Week 7 Takeaways: Hoosier Daddy

Indiana stole the show in Week 7 with the biggest win of the Curt Cignetti era.

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College Football Week 7 Winners and Losers: Curt Cignetti Ends the 2010s for Good

It's no stretch to say the Indiana coach is remaking college football in his image.

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Penn State's 2025 Collapse Summed Up by One Incredible Stat After Loss to Northwestern

A nightmare season for James Franklin keeps getting worse.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Imagining the Wildest College Football Coaching Carousel Chain Reaction

What if one move completely spun the sport into orbit? Here are our (mostly unserious) dominoes.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Is There Any Way Back Into the Playoff Picture for Penn State, Texas?

Some of college football’s biggest preseason favorites now look flawed, and the road to get back on track won’t be any easier.

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College Football Week 6 Winners and Losers: Destruction Breeds Creation for UCLA

Who would've thought the Bruins would score the feel-good upset of the year?

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James Franklin and Penn State Reach Breaking Point After UCLA Disaster

The Nittany Lions’ shocking loss to previously winless UCLA underscored a season spiraling out of control and a program running out of patience with its longtime coach.

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Forde-Yard Dash: College Football Coaching Reality Checks, Including James Franklin

Week 5 brought painful wake-up calls for a handful of prominent coaches like Lincoln Riley, Brian Kelly and Kirby Smart who need to turn their seasons around fast.

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James Franklin’s Big-Game Failures Make Penn State’s Next Move Clear

The double-overtime collapse against Oregon wasn’t an outlier, it was the latest reminder Franklin can’t take the Nittany Lions to the next level.

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College Football Week 5 Takeaways: Time's Up for Sam Pittman in Fayetteville

Arkansas was drubbed by visiting Notre Dame in what is likely the nail in the coffin for the Sam Pittman era.

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Fischer’s Takeaways from Oregon–Penn State: James Franklin Fails in Another Big Game

The Ducks now have a great path to earning a College Football Playoff quarterfinal berth after an impressive win over the Nittany Lions.

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Whiny College Football Coaches Deserve No Sympathy

Lincoln Riley and James Franklin complained publicly about scheduling issues this week.

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James Franklin Still Salty About Fox Ruining a Penn State White Out Last Season

James Franklin and Penn State will have a white out against Oregon. Last season Fox made them play Ohio State at noon and it just wasn’t as special.

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Week 5 Big Ten Previews: Ducks, Huskies Take Center Stage

Stephen Vilardo highlights the all 6 conference games, including 4 involving teams from West.

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Oregon's Preparation for Penn State Included Reluctant Practice Ploy by Dan Lanning

It's not Lanning's favorite song, but he'll endure it in the name of a potential victory in a huge game Saturday.

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The Eagles Have No Problem Doing Whatever it Takes to Win

Jalen Hurts and the passing game finally had a big day because Philadelphia knows how to take advantage of mismatches.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Rating Starting QB Relationship Statuses for Power 4 and Notre Dame

From teams that are in old married couple territory to those that are still looking for love, where the romance starts for each fan base in 2025.

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Our Most Dangerous Prediction: Penn State Will Win the CFP Title

Pull the ripcord, jump out of the airplane and put your trust in James Franklin and the Nittany Lions to finally “get over that hump.”

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Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 1 Penn State

It’s now or never for the Nittany Lions to win a national title and help coach James Franklin shake the derisive narrative.

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Updated 2025 SuperWest Preseason College Football Top 25

Last season's Big Ten Champs have a lot to replace, but Dan Lanning has done a masterful job of filling those holes.

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