The news shocked everyone at Happy Valley. Penn State not only lost back-to-back games, but it also lost its longtime head coach. James Franklin, who led the Nittany Lions for over a decade, has been fired. And this wasn’t a friendly split.

Football Scoop reports that athletic director Pat Kraft sent a letter to players after firing Franklin. The letter wasn’t angry, but it was firm. Kraft explained the decision came after careful thought and a growing feeling that Penn State had reached its limit under Franklin.

Fans were expecting it, actually. Three straight losses to Oregon, UCLA, and Northwestern turned a season once filled with championship hopes into a slow, frustrating unravel. The Nittany Lions entered 2025 with talk of a national title. Instead, they got heartbreak, finger-poin

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