No. 3 Penn State suffered a devastating 30-24 loss on Saturday to No. 6 Oregon in double overtime after erasing a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter. On Penn State's first offensive play of the second overtime period, quarterback Drew Allar threw an interception, which not only ended the game, but dropped coach James Franklin record to 2-21 against teams ranked in the top six of the AP Top 25.
Franklin addressed the criticism after the loss, citing that it's not a "narrative" that his teams at Penn State haven't played up to higher competition.
"I kinda look at the entire picture," Franklin said. "I get that narrative. It's really not a narrative, it's factual. It's facts. I get it. But I try and look at the entire picture and what we have been able to do here. But at the end