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James Franklin takes subtle dig at Notre Dame

James Franklin ridiculed for bizarre decision on massive Penn State-Notre Dame play

Penn State head coach James Franklin made a few in Thursday night’s Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal — a game his Nittany Lions lost on a late-game field-goal by Notre Dame’s Mitch Jeter — but none has drawn more ire than his play-call on that game-winner.

The New York Times · 1h

Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman used everything to beat Penn State — even James Franklin comments

Notre Dame won the Orange Bowl because this program knows how to catalyze every advantage and how to tackle every challenge.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 1d

Penn State could mimic Michigan's College Football Playoff run, but James Franklin isn't Jim Harbaugh

Jim Harbaugh performed woefully bad in the postseason before winning the national championship. You don’t win the big game until you do. Michigan’s khaki king never won a College Football Playoff game until he burned his blaze of victories last season, not stopping before he’d left for the NFL.

Penn State, James Franklin and Orange Bowl

CBSSports.com · 11h

What's next for Penn State after Orange Bowl loss? It starts with James Franklin, who's 1-18 vs. top-5 teams

Franklin clearly has some block against elite foes, and his roster has all sorts of questions to iron out in 2025

Sports Illustrated on MSN · 2h

Penn State's Orange Bowl Loss Adds to James Franklin's Bleak Résumé Against Top Teams

Their one win came back in 2016, when they sprung an upset of No. 2 Ohio State at home. Penn State's big-game blues continued Thursday, when the No. 5 team in the country lost 27–24 to No. 3 Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.

The Big Lead on MSN · 2h

Penn State needs to make the difficult move and fire James Franklin

I understand the argument against. Franklin is 101-42 during his time at Penn State and has led them to six 11-win seasons, a Big Ten Championship and a bowl game in every year but one. However, at what point does it get impossible to defend his failure to beat the teams better than Penn State each year?

James Franklin Inadvertently Gave Notre Dame Extra Fuel To Win With Press Conference Comments That Irked Marcus Freeman

Notre Dame and Penn State treated fans to a fantastic showdown in the Orange Bowl matchup where the Fighting Irish punched ...

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Meet the former college football exec who worked with Penn State’s James Franklin and Miami’s Al Golden

Tom Deahn left football behind in 2012, but he’s torn on who to root for when Golden and Franklin meet for a chance at a BCS ...

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Franklin, Freeman representing Black football coaches on national stage at Orange Bowl

Either Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman or Penn State’s James Franklin will become the first Black coach to compete for a college football national championship.

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James Franklin takes subtle dig at Notre Dame

Penn State, James Franklin and Orange Bowl

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