With James Franklin out as Penn State’s head coach, the Nittany Lions’ search for a successor has entered a critical phase. More school are making changes, which adds to the craziness of the coaching ...

After 12 seasons, the Penn State Nittany Lions have made a change. James Franklin was a successful coach, but the promise of breaking out of the plateau last season was ruined by this year’s ...

Don’t expect Nick Saban to return to coaching college football anytime soon, but that shouldn’t stop Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft from reaching out to the legendary former Alabama coach ...

Just six games after emerging as the No. 2 team in college football, Penn State fired head coach James Franklin in the midst of a full-spectrum collapse following a disastrous 3-3 start, and now the ...

The next Penn State football coach will have a lofty goal — and expectation — set upon him from the start. To try to finish what James Franklin could not quite reach. "Football is our backbone. We ...

Penn State is embarking on a high-profile coaching search after ending the James Franklin era. Penn State removed Franklin as its coach after a 3-3 start to the 2025 season marred by losses in back-to ...

The search for the next Penn State head coach has started in earnest after the Nittany Lions fired their former coach, James Franklin, on Sunday following their third consecutive loss of the season, ...

New Penn State interim coach Terry Smith praised James Franklin’s 12-year tenure, saying he “took us out of a dark era.” Franklin, who led the Nittany Lions to five 11-win seasons and a Big Ten title ...

The collapse of James Franklin’s tenure at Penn State has reshaped the college football landscape. Just two weeks after the Nittany Lions pushed Oregon to overtime with national title hopes still ...

For the first time in 12 years, Penn State Football is searching for a new head football coach. Sunday, the James Franklin era came to an end, as Penn State Athletic Director Pat Kraft announced that ...

Penn State fired head football coach James Franklin after a three-game losing streak dropped the team from its preseason No. 2 ranking. Franklin's tenure ends with a 104-45 record, but he struggled ...

Sixteen days ago, everything was going well for James Franklin, with his Penn State football team at 3-0, No. 2 in the country and with a seemingly clear path back to the College Football Playoff, ...