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Penn State fires coach James Franklin amid midseason freefall in lost season

WCAU NBC 10 Sports

Oct 12, 2025

James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime head coach on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern all but ended whatever remote ch…

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