Current and former members of the Penn State football team have reacted to the firing of head coach James Franklin after a disastrous start to the season.

Franklin, 53, was fired on Sunday, October 12, following three consecutive losses to Oregon, UCLA and Northwestern.

Penn State entered the season ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press’ top 25 poll and were one of the betting favorites to win the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Franklin had been the head coach at Penn State since 2014.

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Penn State junior linebacker Tony Rojas was among the players who took to social media with an emotional message after news of Franklin’s firing was announced.

“S—- heartbreaking and dont even feel real.” Rojas,

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