Sunday, the college football was shaken up when West Virginia’s neighboring school, and rival, Penn State announced it fired head coach James Franklin after 12 seasons.

At the start of 2025, Franklin led the Nittany Lions to the College Football Playoff Semifinals, where they were just one play shy of making the National Championship.

A couple of months later, Penn State was ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press Poll to start the preseason, creating a lot of hype around the program. After six games, Penn State went 3-3, losing its last three games, which included winless UCLA and a mediocre Northwestern team at home this past Saturday.

Now, Franklin is a free agent and a top candidate for any head coach opening around the country.

After the news of his firing, the graphics and AI pictur

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