James Franklin and Penn State have reached the end of the road. If that wasn’t clear after last week’s loss to UCLA , it was after falling to Northwestern.

The Franklin situation has reached a new level of toxicity. On Saturday, Franklin was booed during pregame introductions, and that was just the start of it. Beaver Stadium fans let him hear it after the Nittany Lions fell to 3-3 on the season — a season that started with so much hope.

Now, it feels as though it’s just a matter of how and when Franklin and Penn State move on. The enormous buyout might be prohibitive. But Franklin, for all the good that he did in a decade-plus in Happy Valley, cannot continue as Penn State’s coach beyond this season. A mutual parting of ways and a fresh start would be best for all parties involved

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