IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former Penn State football coach James Franklin said Saturday that he was shocked about his firing and described it as “surreal.”

Appearing on ESPN’s College GameDay, Franklin was asked how the Nittany Lions went from being undefeated, the No. 2 team in the country and to losing three straight games to Oregon, UCLA and Northwestern, which led to his firing last Sunday.

“I can’t answer that,” he said. “To be honest, I’m still working through it myself. It feels surreal. …For 12 years, we had a ton of good moments, a bunch of big wins. But decisions were made. I’m not involved in those decisions.

“I’m very, very grateful for the time I had and most importantly the relationships I was able to build. I thought we were going to win a national championship there. We were clo

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