In a shocking turn of events, Penn State has fired head football coach James Franklin , just weeks after being ranked #2 in the country. The internet, particularly the r/CFB subreddit, exploded with reactions.

“Is there a precedent for a coach’s team finishing a year in the top 5 then getting fired the next season? Petrino finished #5 with Arky in 2011 and got fired but that wasn’t an on-field related firing. This is wild,” wondered u/HeyTherePLH

“Probably even less precedent for being #2 in the country and only being three games away from being fired for on-field performance,” u/TheBoilerCat responded.

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“From #2 after 3 weeks to firing Franklin after week 6. All-time crash-out by Penn State.” - u/zer0sev7n

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