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Penn State head coach James Franklin reacts after losing to Oregon in the second overtime of their NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in State College, Pa.

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October 12, 2025

Penn State fires coach James Franklin amid midseason free fall in a lost season

By TRAVIS JOHNSON - Associated Press By TRAVIS JOHNSON - Associaed Press By Bradford Era - AP feeds - CMS

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime head ...

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