STATE COLLEGE | Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith described his locker room as “fragile” and “hurt and torn” after the team’s second practice since James Franklin was fired.
Penn State Football interim head coach Terry Smith admitted at the Penn State weekly press conference that he has his “work cut out” for him after taking over for James Franklin after the 12-year Nittany Lions head coach was fired last Sunday.
Urban Meyer said Penn State was "exposed" this season after losing three consecutive Big Ten games, but he still didn't expect the program to fire head coach James Franklin.
The Penn State Nittany Lions fired head coach James Franklin this past Sunday after the program's third consecutive loss (Franklin was fired after a loss to Northwestern, which came after losses to UCLA and Penn State).
James Franklin's Penn State buyout is drawing comparisons to that of former Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher, whose 2023 firing will cost the university about $76 million.
No, no one saw Northwestern beating Penn State in State College. It was a season-changer, a program-definer for the Nittany Lions, and lost in all of it is that Northwestern is on a three-game winning streak.
The search for Penn State’s next head coach is already picking up steam, and Greg McElroy believes one familiar Big Ten name deserves attention. On Tuesday’s
When long-time Penn State head coach James Franklin was fired this past weekend, Nebraska coach Matt Rhule was one of the first names to be mentioned on all of the hot lists. And with good reason.
Penn State has begun the most high-profile coaching search of the season so far, as it moves to replace James Franklin, who was let go after nearly 12 years with the program.
On Monday morning's episode of First Take, the crew had to spotlight college football for a few minutes when SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum hopped on board to break down the shocking dismissal of Penn State head coach James Franklin over the weekend.
This was supposed to be the year for Penn State to take the next step, but consecutive losses to Oregon, UCLA and Northwestern signaled the end of James Franklin's time in Happy Valley.
Now that Penn State has officially fired head coach James Franklin, the collateral damage to that decision has started. Three elite recruits decommitted from the program within an hour of the announcement.
The team's associate head coach, Terry Smith, will serve as Penn State's interim head coach for the rest of the 2025 season. Besides Smith, here are other candidates that the Nittany Lions' brass should consider to replace Franklin.
As the college football rumors swirl about Penn State's next hire, James Franklin is also in the market for a new job. Find out why a return to the SEC could be in the cards for Franklin.
With James Franklin getting fired, plenty of interested eyes will be checking on Penn State players to see who might be interested in transferring. Here are the five players who would receive the most interest if they entered.