On Sept. 27, Penn State was a fumble recovery away from a massive overtime victory over Oregon.

Sixteen days later, the Nittany Lions are looking for a new head coach.

In one of the most stunning collapses in recent college football history, Penn State fired coach James Franklin on Sunday following a three-game losing skid that ended the team’s lofty hopes in an all-in season.

“Penn State owes an enormous amount of gratitude to coach Franklin who rebuilt our football program into a national power,” athletic director Pat Kraft said through the school. “He won a Big Ten championship, led us to seven New Year’s Six bowl games and a College Football Playoff appearance last year.

“However, we hold our athletics programs to the highest of standards, and we believe this is the right moment fo

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