Penn State lost a 4-star quarterback from its 2026 recruiting class, as Troy Huhn announced his decision to decommit. Huhn became the fifth player from the 2026 class, and eighth overall, to reopen the recruiting process following James Franklin's firing on Oct.
Usually when you break up with someone, you want to try and get over that person as soon as possible. That is also true with coaching, as after someone is fired, the last thing a school needs is to have that person lingering around.
Since James Franklin’s firing Sunday, it has been reported by many sources that Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft will take a “big swing” to find Franklin’s replacement for Penn State Football.
Since Penn State head coach James Franklin was fired, the Nittany Lions have had seven recruits decommit, with four from the 2026 class and three from the 2027 class.
James Franklin helped modernize the Penn State football program, getting significant upgrades to the football building, expanding staff, hiring high-priced assistant coaches and pushing for more NIL funding.
Penn State Wrestling continues to set fire to the recruiting trail as they’ve already landed commitments from two standout wrestlers in the 2027 cycle.
It's too early to find out who'll become the next head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, but an overwhelming favorite has emerged in the past few days.
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.
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.