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Penn State FIRES James Franklin - Right move? Right timing? Did he let Drew Allar down?

Penn State FIRES James Franklin - Right move? Right timing? Did he let Drew Allar down?

Update: 2025-10-13
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Host Adam Bittner and Post-Gazette/Daily College Nittany Lions insider Isaiah Maldonado react to Penn State's firing of James Franklin as coach after a three-game losing streak vs. Oregon, UCLA and Nothwestern. Was this the right time for athletic director Pat Kraft to make a move? What's the outlook for this team the rest of the season under interim coach Terry Smith? How much is QB Drew Allar to blame? Or is this a case of Franklin and OC Andy Kotelnicki letting their signal caller down? And where do names like Curt Cignetti, Kenny Dillingham, Kalen DeBoer, Will Stein and Matt Rhule belong in the pecking order of potential replacements? Our duo tackles those questions and more.


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Penn State FIRES James Franklin - Right move? Right timing? Did he let Drew Allar down?

Penn State FIRES James Franklin - Right move? Right timing? Did he let Drew Allar down?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette