It pays to be petty. Northwestern football certainly knows that.

After upsetting Penn State in Happy Valley on Saturday, the Wildcats took to social media to gloat about the win, mocking a post on X, formerly Twitter, that then-Nittany Lions head coach made. Captioning a video, Franklin wrote, “Northwestern, Northwestern, Northwestern!! #WeAre.” Expand Tweet

Well, after a 22-21 upset, the referenced team decided to have a little fun: “Northwestern. Northwestern. NORTHWESTERN,” the Wildcats' athletics department's X account posted with a photo of the football team celebrating its win.

The troll is even more poignant now, too, considering Franklin, who suffered a second straight shocking defeat and third consecutive loss overall, was fired as Penn State's head coach . Franklin ha

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