Penn State, Virginia Tech and James Franklin
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Penn State’s coaching search is unraveling as BYU pushes hard to keep Kalani Sitake, raising more questions about firing James Franklin.
Penn State has moved on, as has Franklin to Virginia Tech. But Franklin and Nittany Lions fans never got closure after nearly 12 years together.
In his 12th season as Penn State's head coach, his team suffered one of the most shocking upsets in college football, falling 42-37 to UCLA as 24.5-point favorites in Week 6. The demoralizing loss for the Nittany Lions ended up being the Bruins' first win on the year.
Penn State’s search is a story of miscommunication, misjudgments and misinformation that stoked panic around a key college football brand.
Penn State football AD Pat Kraft purportedly rips his own program's recruiting and NIL plan in leaked audio from alleged team meeting.