What does Penn State do now? What can you do?
Last week’s overtime loss to Oregon was frustrating, but that was more of the same. A matchup with an elite team and Penn State falling just short. Tough, but close. Good, just not good enough.
But Saturday’s 42-37 loss to previously-winless UCLA? That was not the same. That was horrific. Embarrassing. A disaster. Something that makes you actually question the future of the coach and his program.
You can’t fire James Franklin. Not with a buyout believed to be around $50 million, though details on the specifics are sparse due to the state’s public records laws.
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But unless Franklin accomplishes something in the next month that he hasn’t shown the ability to do yet, it might benefit everyone to consider the ide
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