An 0-4 team hadn’t beaten a top-10 team in 40 years. UCLA made history Saturday.
The 0-4 Bruins — behind an interim head coach and defensive coordinator and offensive coordinator — toppled No. 7 Penn State , 42-37, at the Rose Bowl.
The Nittany Lions could not stop UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava and his offense, and a slow start after losing the White Out to Oregon doomed a second-half comeback.
Penn State fans already started chanting to fire James Franklin during the fourth quarter of the White Out inside Beaver Stadium. Now, after the worst loss of his career, it begs the question:
How much would it cost to fire the 12th-year head coach?
Franklin signed his current contract on Nov. 23, 2021 . The 10-year deal paying him a base of $8 million annually, plus a $500,000 retention