James Franklin Playoff record: Penn State coach's top game, …
Dec 31, 2024 · James Franklin has been coaching the Penn State Nittany Lions since 2014, after a successful stint in the NFL as a coordinator and as head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores. Under his...
Penn State, James Franklin must beat Boise State in College Football ...
Dec 21, 2024 · Amidst the growing cacophony of background noise, Franklin finally delivered Saturday when his Penn State team cruised to a 38-10 win against SMU in the first round of the inaugural 12-team...
Penn State coach James Franklin calls for college football to …
Jan 8, 2025 · Penn State coach James Franklin calls for college football to have uniformity. ... with an expanded playoff now in place and with the college seasons longer than ever for some teams — the teams in the CFP title game will be playing either their 16th or 17th games of the season — it only makes sense for changes to keep coming.
Black coaches have shot at college football title a generation …
Jan 7, 2025 · The winning coach of Thursday’s national semifinal in the Orange Bowl — either Penn State’s James Franklin or Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman — will have a chance to become the first Black coach to win a national title at college football’s highest level. If it happens, it would mark a significant moment.
Can Penn State coach James Franklin win the big one?
Jan 9, 2025 · It's a mark that saw a small but significant boost with Penn State's resounding 31-14 College Football Playoff quarterfinal win against No. 8-ranked Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, but with...
James Franklin’s Orange Bowl moment with Penn State is …
Jan 9, 2025 · The nearly two decades of James Franklin’s college coaching career have culminated in a Penn State playoff run this season and the program’s first national title in nearly 40 years within reach. ... Franklin publicly admitted he wanted to be the first Black coach to win a college football championship in Division I in 2019 during HBO’s 24 ...
Penn State, James Franklin beating Boise State can change narrative
Dec 30, 2024 · James Franklin and Drew Allar are connected in Penn State big game failure. All it takes is beating Boise State to start to change the narrative.
Penn State, James Franklin and the chance to change a …
Dec 17, 2024 · The biggest difference is the opportunity this Penn State team has with the arrival of the 12-team College Football Playoff. “We would’ve ended up with a bye in that situation in 2016 ...
James Franklin to make college football history alongside Notre …
Jan 3, 2025 · Taking a 10,000-foot view, it’s an even bigger deal for coach James Franklin. Given Notre Dame’s upset win against Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs Thursday, history is going to be made...
James Franklin, Marcus Freeman recognize ... - Los Angeles Times
Jan 6, 2025 · James Franklin of Penn State and Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame already have broken ground as the first Black head coaches to lead teams to the College Football Playoff. Both are 2-0 in the...