Penn State, James Franklin and Orange Bowl

Penn State’s James Franklin gives Notre Dame coach emotional greeting in bowels of stadium after Orange Bowl: watch
PSU coach James Franklin greets Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman after his press conference after the Orange Bowl loss.
What's next for Penn State after Orange Bowl loss? It starts with James Franklin, who's 1-18 vs. top-5 teams
Franklin clearly has some block against elite foes, and his roster has all sorts of questions to iron out in 2025
Penn State needs to make the difficult move and fire James Franklin
James Franklin coached the Penn State Nittany Lions to a loss in a big game. Franklin cleared one hurdle this year when Penn State finally made the College Football Playoff semifinal after defeating SMU in the first round and Boise State in the second round.
Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman used everything to beat Penn State — even James Franklin comments
Notre Dame won the Orange Bowl because this program knows how to catalyze every advantage and how to tackle every challenge.
Penn State's James Franklin appears to plagiarize Jim Harbaugh following loss to Notre Dame
Following a brutal loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday night, Penn State head coach James Franklin seemed to channel his in
Penn State could mimic Michigan's College Football Playoff run, but James Franklin isn't Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh performed woefully bad in the postseason before winning the national championship. You don’t win the big game until you do. Michigan’s khaki king never won a College Football Playoff game until he burned his blaze of victories last season, not stopping before he’d left for the NFL.
Penn State coach James Franklin calls for college football to have uniformity
The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference are among those playing eight-game league schedules.
Penn State's Orange Bowl Loss Adds to James Franklin's Bleak Résumé Against Top Teams
Penn State shelled SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff, and put together a fantastic team effort in
3 Things We Saw in Notre Dame’s win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl
Although I called it before the game and believed in it all week since the Sugar Bowl, I sit here now still in disbelief that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish emerged victorious over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl.
Penn State's roster is only going to get worse, which makes for a grim big-game future under James Franklin
This was the year and this was the team for Franklin and his Penn State program to prove the doubters wrong, to extinguish ...
James Franklin one-upped his awful big-game reputation in Penn State heartbreaker
Penn State finished the regular season 11-1, but the “one” was another loss to Ohio State. Franklin is 4-17 against Ohio ...
James Franklin on Tyler Warren’s time at Penn State: ‘(He) just had a phenomenal experience’
What Tyler Warren did in 2024 is difficult to explain in a few sentences, something Penn State coach James Franklin likely ...
Mark Madden's Hot Take: James Franklin is a Penn State hero, so why all the hate?
To Penn State fans, James Franklin should be a hero. Penn State made the Big Ten championship game and the College Football ...
Report: Penn State star Abdul Carter entering the NFL Draft
In the aftermath of Penn State’s 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, star edge rusher Abdul Carter will forgo his ...
As Penn State nears season-defining moment, James Franklin’s message remains the same
An Orange Bowl win would solidify Franklin's long-held belief that for the past decade, he’s laid the groundwork for ...
Notre Dame vs Penn State LIVE: Updates, news, highlights for 2025 CFP Semifinal
Don't miss a second of tonight's Orange Bowl with breaking news & real time scoring updates from NBC Sports throughout the ...