Penn State, James Franklin and Big Ten Media Days
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNWhere James Franklin ranks in ESPN college football coach ranking
Connelly's mathematical formulas, used to rank just about everything you can imagine in college football, have calculated Franklin to be the fourth-best active college football coach for the upcoming college football season.
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When it comes to Penn State’s potential 2026 NFL draft class, James Franklin is thinking BIG
Franklin also anticipates Penn State a huge 2026 NFL draft class. “When it comes to player development, we expect to have anywhere between 10 and 12 guys drafted this year,” Franklin said, referring to 2026. “We’ve averaged over five draft picks per year in my 12 years at Penn State, a stat that we’re very, very proud of.”
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AtoZ Sports on MSNJames Franklin addresses Drew Allar's 'Unfinished business' amid long tirade about his star QB's development since arriving at Penn State
The Penn State Nittany Lions were one of the main attractions of the Big Ten Media Days. The favorite to win the conference despite watching the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes finish ahead of them in 2024,
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Penn State’s Zakee Wheatley on two young Lions: ‘I’ve been very impressed with both of them’
True freshmen Daryus Dixson and LaVar Arrington II are two of the most talented players in James Franklin's 2025 recruiting class.
New year, new slate, no outside noise. That’s the mantra in Happy Valley, despite James Franklin being saddled with a 4-20 mark as coach at Penn State against teams ranked in the AP Top 10.
Penn State’s 2024 college football unicorn is now in Indianapolis. Multi-dimensional threat Tyler Warren produced the greatest season by a Lions tight end in program history. PSU’s coaching staff believes the drop-off at the position will not be significant,