The Missouri head coach could be a candidate for the Nittany Lions' vacancy. How well would he fit at Penn State?

The Ohio State women's volleyball team (3-15, 0-10 B1G) fell in four sets (25-22, 23-25, 17-25, 18-25) No. 18 Penn State (13-7, 7-3 B1G) on Sunday afternoon

Franklin's lengthy Penn State tenure came to an abrupt end two weeks ago. It's time to reflect on some of the biggest moments of his tenure.

Penn State women's volleyball will look to close out the weekend with a win on the road in Big Ten play. Penn State visits Ohio State on Sunday after hosting Rutgers on Friday evening. Penn State is looking to rack up some wins to hodl on to a top-16 seed in the NCAA's tournament outlook.

Penn State's Mitchell Mesenbrink kicked off what could be a dominant NCAA wrestling season with a world title. Mesenbrink on Saturday punctuated his epic run at the U23 World Wrestling Championships with a gold medal in the 74 kg men's freestyle weight class.

To lose as a 25-point favorite is embarrassing for Franklin. To lose as a 25-point favorite with the expectations of contending for a national title — with this being his “most complete” team in 12 years at Penn State — makes it the worst loss of his tenure, by a wide margin.

Cruel irony seems to be striking Penn State QBs this season. Both those on the roster and former ones as well.

Penn State, led by interim coach Terry Smith, is hoping to use the bye week to rally and end the season on a high note. At 3-4 on the season, the Nittany Lions must win three of their five remaining games to reach bowl eligibility — a far cry from the team's preseason No. 3 ranking.

A similar fate met sophomore Rocco Welsh (86kg), the Ohio State transfer who in 2024 lost 2-0 in the NCAA finals to Penn State’s Carter Starocci. Welsh won two technical falls, each 10-0 over Aaron Ayzerov of Israel and Minshui Liang of China, respectively, but lost 7-4 to Abolfazl Rahmani Firouzjaei of Iran.