It was only two weeks ago that Penn State's biggest problem was its inability to win big games. That ongoing issue caused endless anguish at University Park, but fans are yearning for those days right now. A stagnant program that was still positioned for a second straight College Football Playoff appearance is now tumbling backwards at an unfathomably rapid rate. One week after a loss to winless UCLA, the Nittany Lions fell at home versus Northwestern , 22-21. James Franklin is plastered on wanted posters all throughout Pennsylvania.

The longtime Penn State football head coach is used to suffocating criticism, but a track record that includes five campaigns with 11 or more wins in the last nine seasons has helped him retain his post. Actually, the athletic department signed him to a

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