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Penn State fired head football coach James Franklin after a three-game losing streak dropped the team from its preseason No. 2 ranking.

Franklin's tenure ends with a 104-45 record, but he struggled against top-10 opponents.

Potential replacements include Nebraska's Matt Rhule, Iowa State's Matt Campbell, and Indiana's Curt Cignetti.

Penn State fired football coach James Franklin on Sunday, Oct. 12 in a move that will create a ripple effect on this years coaching carousel.

Franklin and the Nittany Lions fell from preseason No. 2 in the US LBM Coaches Poll to disappointing very fast following their three-game losing streak. Penn State fell to Oregon in overtime on Sept. 27 before falling to winless UCLA and unranked Northwestern, with the latter two losses mount

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