A hire that's become almost a yearly routine now for head coach James Franklin. The Nittany Lions must find a new ... joining the former Penn State DC when he ran the defense at Texas. He followed ...

Photo by Matt Lynch, Nittany Sports Now: James Franklin As good as Penn State has been this season, Coach of the Year awards are generally won by coaches of overachieving programs. Penn State ...

That would put Freeman or Franklin in position to become the first Black coach to win the national title. Kickoff for the Orange Bowl is at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. This article first appeared on The ...

Penn State, after a College Football Playoff run that ended in the national semifinals, finished with its highest final top 25 ranking in the James Franklin era. The Nittany Lions wrapped up the ...