Penn State Head football coach James Franklin has been fired after a loss to Northwestern after being 21.5 point favorites. After the Nittany Lions started the 2025 season off ranked #2 behind only Texas, they started off the regular season going 3-0. Franklin has been on the hot seat since 2016 after a loss to ranked Michigan. Penn State has pretty much been called the “doorstep” to the top 10 because they can get it done against teams outside the top 10. Franklin has a reco