Following a second consecutive embarrassing loss, this one at home, veteran Penn State coach James Franklin said the obvious out loud after Northwestern’s 22-21 Big Ten win over his heavily favorited Nittany Lions on Saturday.

Franklin said it more than once.

Feels like Franklin has lost this team. No energy, no spark, no fire. I feel like we are missing something here…what happened? Why this year? Lack of leaders on the team? Drew not being a vocal leader? Did something happen that this team no longer seems to play hard? — Jason Roebuck (@JasonRoebuck1) October 12, 2025

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