Penn State Nittany Lions head football coach James Franklin has a singular focus this week of getting his program ready to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl,
Nick Saban was not happy with James Franklin suggesting he should be college football’s commissioner, per Franklin. Franklin recently suggested Saban should be the commissioner of college football with the many changes the sport is going through.
"I was on a call the other day with Nick Saban and he wasn't real happy about me promoting him for the Commissioner of college football." James Franklin shares his thoughts on the idea of adding a ...
James Franklin singled out this week's College Football Playoff semifinal opponent when advocating for sweeping changes to the current model.
The only bad news in State College was defensive coordinator Tom Allen’s departure for Clemson after just one season, but Penn State’s run of top-10 defenses spans three coordinators (Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Allen).
Entering the season, Freeman was essentially nowhere to be found on national lists. What a change he has made for both the Irish and himself.
As Pete Sampson, who covers Notre Dame for the Athletic, wrote, “He might as well have patted the 38-year-old on the head and told him what a good job he was doing.’’ That’s apparently how Freeman took it as well. He returned to Notre Dame’s hotel and shared the tone of the presser with his players.