Penn State, James Franklin

What’s on James Franklin’s to-do list between now and the start of Penn State spring drills?
It’s been a busy last few months for Penn State’s football program, and we’re not talking about the finish to the Lions’ 13-3 season in the Orange Bowl. Early Signing Day is done. Penn State’s football program has welcomed its early enrollees.
Everything Penn State coach James Franklin said during his first news conference of the 2025 offseason
Penn State coach James Franklin spoke with reporters for the first time during the 2025 offseason on Tuesday. The 30-minute conversation was wide-ranging, covering everything from his ongoing running backs coach search to hiring Jim Knowles as his new defensive coordinator and everything in between.
James Franklin: Why Penn State football's Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen are back in 2025
See what James Franklin is looking for in a new coach to fill "the most attractive running back job in the country."
James Franklin details how Penn State was able to retain both of its 1,000-yard runners for 2025
PSU's 1-2 running back punch of Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen are back for their fourth seasons in State College.
Penn State coach James Franklin discusses offseason coaching hires, transfer portal & more
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James Franklin explains how Penn State football hired Jim Knowles away from Ohio State
Penn State's James Franklin explained, for the first time, of hiring away top defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from Ohio State.
With star running backs returning, James Franklin expects top candidates for open Penn State coaching job
For quite some time, Penn State football coach James Franklin didn’t know whether running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen would stay in his program or go to the NFL. “It was a scramble,” Franklin said Tuesday.
Penn State coaching: How did James Franklin land Jim Knowles? How will he replace Ja’Juan Seider?
In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that point in January, they ...
Penn State’s James Franklin describes Jim Knowles hiring as “twisting, turning process”
Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants ...
James Franklin speaks on how Penn State lured Jim Knowles from Ohio State
Knowles had options, and Penn State had to open up the checkbook to get the well-regarded coach to Happy Valley.
Penn State football's James Franklin shouts out Saquon Barkley, Jahan Dotson for winning Super Bowl
Penn State football head coach James Franklin gave a shout to two legends of the program who just won Super Bowl 50 ...
James Franklin discuss coaching changes
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) made a series of allegations of sexual abuse, rape and voyeurism perpetrated against herself and ...
Penn State's James Franklin Details the 'Twisting' Process of Hiring Jim Knowles
Franklin and Knowles previously had discussed a job at Penn State. An early morning call two days after Ohio State's national ...
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James Franklin's Masterplan Reportedly Bites the Dust After Marcus Freeman & Notre Dame's Tough Blow
While CFB Saturdays remain vacant, a couple of ancillary offshoots help fill the air. The post James Franklin's Masterplan ...
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David Pollack demands football excellence toward Penn State coach James Franklin to reach national title game
Following a 13-win season this past year, which resulted in an Orange Bowl semifinal loss to Notre Dame, Pollack said there ...