The Nittany Lions' veteran head coach once played quarterback at the D2 level. Here's what to know about Franklin's playing career.

This result left head coach James Franklin with a record of 1-15 against teams ranked in the top five and 4-20 against teams in the top 10. As a result, ESPN's Paul Finebaum expressed on "The Paul Finebaum Show" that he believes Franklin is a jinxed coach and has no chance of winning a national championship.

In line with the 12-team playoff's historic nature, the CFP semifinals feature a matchup that will guarantee more history in the national championship game.

The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference are among those playing eight-game league schedules.

James Franklin singled out this week's College Football Playoff semifinal opponent when advocating for sweeping changes to the current model.

Penn State's head coach explains his plan for improving college football. It includes Notre Dame finally joining a conference.

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.

As Penn State football head coach James Franklin has struggled against top ranked teams, the AD comes to his defense.

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 national championship

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference are among those playing eight-game league schedules. The Mountain West played seven during the most recent regular season. Notre Dame doesn't have even have a league.

James Geoffrey Franklin is an American football coach ... ranking in the top 12 of the College Football Playoff final rankings at least six times in the last eight seasons. His achievements ...

Q. Where did James Franklin play football? - + A. James Franklin played College Football at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania as a Quarterback for four years. "I’m not blaming SMU or ...