It’s always been so important to put James Franklin in the proper context. Big game failures, yes. Coming up short of the highest heights, yes. Consistent winning and excellent program building? Also yes.
Here’s some context on James Franklin after Saturday’s 22-21 home loss to Northwestern, which ends any chance of this Penn State team reaching the College Football Playoff. He is the first coach to lose consecutive games when favored by 20 points or more — that’s ever, in the history of football and point spreads, according to Fox Sports; only two teams, 1996 Nebraska and 1997 Texas Tech, have done that in the same season; and Penn State now has a great chance to be the first preseason top-two team to finish a season unranked
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