James Franklin, Notre Dame and Penn State

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.
James Franklin's Record in Big Games Criticized by CFB Fans After Loss to Notre Dame
Penn State is now 4-20 against Top 10 opponents under head coach James Franklin after the Nittany Lions fell 27-24 to Notre Dame in the College
This brutal James Franklin stat after Notre Dame loss is damning
James Franklin is a good college football coach on paper. Just look at his overall stats at Penn State as their head coach for the past 11 years: 101-41 overall. Bowl appearances in all but one of his years (and that year happened to be 2020). His teams have finished top-10 in the AP poll four times.
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
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’s season ends in pain with CFP Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame | McGonigal
Penn State were so close to playing for a national championship. Instead, the Nittany Lions' CFP journey ended in pain at the Orange Bowl.
Penn State Football Begins Offseason of Change After Orange Bowl Loss
The Penn State Nittany Lions could look quite different in 2025, as the program awaits decisions from several key players.
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.
Notre Dame vs. Penn State: 9 Winners/Losers From 2025 Orange Bowl Playoff Thriller
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish overcame deficits of 10-0 and 24-17 to defeat Penn State, 27-24, in the Orange Bowl, advancing to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20. Here are the nine winners and losers from the contest.
Penn State coach James Franklin has all-time football meltdown following Orange Bowl loss vs. Notre Dame
Penn State coach James Franklin's dishevelment was evident following Thursday night's 27-24 Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame, preventing him and his team from reaching the national title game for the first time in the College Football Playoff era.
James Franklin Had Bizarre Message For Penn State Fans After Losing Orange Bowl
The Penn State Nittany Lions saw their season end with a loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. James Franklin and his team were one win away from playing for a national championship, but a late field goal from Notre Dame proved to be the difference.
James Franklin on Drew Allar rebounding from the Notre Dame game: ‘He’ll be better for it, and so will we’
With the game tied at 24, another errant Allar throw in the final minute landed in the hands of Notre Dame cornerback ...
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 ...
Notre Dame's Watts: Marcus Freeman Was 'Angry' After James Franklin's Presser Remarks
Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts revealed that head coach Marcus Freeman was upset about comments that Penn State head coach ...
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? Nah, Brian Kelly is the big loser as Notre Dame reaches CFP title game
Kelly left Notre Dame for LSU and a better shot at a championship, but it's Marcus Freeman and the Irish who will play for a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Another bitter loss in ‘The Game’ didn’t keep Ohio State from getting a national title shot
Ohio State this time gets the chance to play for the national title after another bitter loss to its biggest rival.