James Franklin has been fired as head coach at Penn State, amid a disappointing 2025 campaign just over nine months after the Nittany Lions’ College Football Playoff semifinal appearance in 2024. The university announced its decision a day after a 22-21 loss to Northwestern dropped the Nittany Lions to 3-3 on the season.
The Nittany Lions enjoyed their best season under Franklin in 2024, going 13-3 and advancing to the Big Ten Championship Game. Despite a loss to Oregon in that one, they made the Playoff field for the first time in program history, knocking off SMU and Boise State before falling to Notre Dame in the CFP semifinal at the Orange Bowl.
With Heisman Trophy hopeful Drew Allar behind center, expectations were high for Penn State in 2025. But after a 3-0 start to the season with wins against Nevada, FIU, and FCS Villanova, the Nittany Lions suffered a double-overtime loss to Oregon in Week 5.
Then the bottom fell out. Penn State fell to previously-winless UCLA 42-37 before falling to Northwestern, a game that saw Allar sustain a season-ending injury.
That loss sealed the fate of Franklin, who is out at Penn State midway through his 12th season.
James Franklin’s overall record at Penn State was 104-45, including a 64-36 mark in Big Ten play.
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