A hire that's become almost a yearly routine now for head coach James Franklin. The Nittany Lions must find a new ... joining the former Penn State DC when he ran the defense at Texas. He followed ...

Photo by Matt Lynch, Nittany Sports Now: James Franklin As good as Penn State has been this season, Coach of the Year awards are generally won by coaches of overachieving programs. Penn State ...

Penn State, after a College Football Playoff run that ended in the national semifinals, finished with its highest final top 25 ranking in the James Franklin era. The Nittany Lions wrapped up the ...