James Franklin, Notre Dame and Penn State

Penn State’s James Franklin gives Notre Dame coach emotional greeting in bowels of stadium after Orange Bowl: watch
PSU coach James Franklin greets Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman after his press conference after the Orange Bowl loss.
James Franklin's Record in Big Games Criticized by CFB Fans After Loss to Notre Dame
Penn State is now 4-20 against Top 10 opponents under head coach James Franklin after the Nittany Lions fell 27-24 to Notre Dame in the College
This brutal James Franklin stat after Notre Dame loss is damning
James Franklin is a good college football coach on paper. Just look at his overall stats at Penn State as their head coach for the past 11 years: 101-41 overall. Bowl appearances in all but one of his years (and that year happened to be 2020). His teams have finished top-10 in the AP poll four times.
James Franklin on Drew Allar rebounding from the Notre Dame game: ‘He’ll be better for it, and so will we’
Penn State is not playing in the national championship game against Ohio State on Jan. 20 in Atlanta. Notre Dame sent the Allar and his Nittany Lions’ teammates home in the semifinal round on Thursday night in the Orange Bowl, beating PSU 27-24 on a last-second field goal.
Notre Dame's Watts: Marcus Freeman Was 'Angry' After James Franklin's Presser Remarks
Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts revealed that head coach Marcus Freeman was upset about comments that Penn State head coach James Franklin made prior to
Penn State's James Franklin appears to plagiarize Jim Harbaugh following loss to Notre Dame
Following a brutal loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday night, Penn State head coach James Franklin seemed to channel his in
After another heartbreaking loss, will James Franklin and Penn State ever get over the hump?
James Franklin seemed destined to break the skid. His skid, to be more specific: 12 consecutive losses to top-five opponents, a miserable eight-year drought. But the 11th-year Penn State coach was on the way to snapping that streak.
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.
Marcus Freeman Takes Aim at James Franklin Following Uncomfortable Orange Bowl Press Conference
It wasn't that Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman and his team needed any extra motivation entering the Orange Bowl, but the Irish leader and his team certain
Brett Favre praises Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman for response to ESPN’s ‘terrible’ question on race
NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre praised Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman for his response to question about race after his team defeated Penn State to advance to the CFP title game.
Marcus Freeman Deserves Most of the Credit for Notre Dame's Semifinal Win
Nick Kostos praises Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman for the adjustments he made in the Fighting Irish's Orange Bowl win over Penn State.
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 ...
James Franklin one-upped his awful big-game reputation in Penn State heartbreaker
Penn State finished the regular season 11-1, but the “one” was another loss to Ohio State. Franklin is 4-17 against Ohio ...
James Franklin? Nah, Brian Kelly is the big loser as Notre Dame reaches CFP title game
Kelly left Notre Dame for LSU and a better shot at a championship, but it's Marcus Freeman and the Irish who will play for a ...
James Franklin on Tyler Warren’s time at Penn State: ‘(He) just had a phenomenal experience’
What Tyler Warren did in 2024 is difficult to explain in a few sentences, something Penn State coach James Franklin likely ...