Penn State fired coach James Franklin after six seasons and a third straight loss. Ohio State coach Ryan Day expressed respect for Franklin, who he was undefeated against. Ohio State under coach Ryan Day was 6-0 against James Franklin's Penn State teams. There won’t be a seventh such matchup.

Penn State's coach lost for the 10th time in 11 tries against Ohio State on Saturday courtesy of another Franklin offense that turtled up in the pressure moments. As Franklin exited the field in Happy Valley after a 20-13 loss, he got into a brief verbal ...

Nick Saban had a lot to say about James Franklin's firing by Penn State. The former Alabama Crimson Tide coach blasted the move and said it was "unfair." Franklin made his first public comments Saturday while on the set of ESPN College GameDay. This came ...

Penn State just cannot catch a break. Penn State lost 10 recruits after James Franklin’s firing, including top 2027 prospects. Three-star Alexander Haskell left for Syracuse; four-star James Halter chose Notre Dame. Interim coach Terry Smith leads the ...

In another sense, last year Ohio State lost twice during the regular season, including to Michigan. It's hard to imagine this year's Buckeyes matching that loss total. I'd also imagine there are some Ohio State fans who will consider the 2025 Buckeyes better than 2024, just so long as they beat Michigan -- regardless of a national title.

James Franklin got his first taste of Virginia Tech’s “Enter Sandman” tradition on Wednesday as he walked into Cassell Coliseum for his introductory press conference.