It went from bad to worse for Penn State in Week 7 after losing to Northwestern 22-21 on Saturday. And if the loss on the field wasn't enough, Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin became the theme of the Wildcats' petty troll.
Coming off a stunning defeat to unranked UCLA in Week 6, the pressure was on for Franklin to deliver a victory against Northwestern. Instead, Penn State dropped its third straight game of the season after a second half with just one touchdown.
Northwestern targeted Franklin with their post game troll. On Friday, Franklin posted a video on X with the caption: "Northwestern, Northwestern, Northwestern!!!"
The Wildcats referenced that caption, instead emphasizing the final Northwestern in all caps to cap off the win.
That wasn't the only postgame jab de