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Penn State football coach James Franklin fired after Nittany Lions’ dreadful start to season
The James Franklin era at Penn State has come to an abrupt and painful end. What started as a promising season with national championship aspirations has turned into one of the most dramatic collapses in recent college football memory.
It went from bad to worse for Penn State in Week 7 after losing to Northwestern 22-21 on Saturday. And if the loss on the field wasn't enough, Nittany Lions coach James Franklin became the theme of the Wildcats' petty troll.
The Northwestern Wildcats travel to State College, Pennsylvania, to face the Penn State Nittany Lions in Beaver Stadium.
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Penn State fires football coach James Franklin after Northwestern loss
The James Franklin era is over at Penn State. Penn State has fired the head coach after a 22-21 loss to Northwestern, multiple sources told the Centre Daily Times, the third loss in a row for the Nittany Lions.
Northwestern quarterback Preston Stone has thrown for 918 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions while completing 61.5% of his attempts.
Northwestern beat Penn State 22-21 on Saturday, Oct. 11. Stone led Northwestern with 163 yards on 17-of-26 passing (65.4%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. Komolafe had 72 rushing yards on 19 carries and one touchdown, adding one reception for nine yards. Wilde recorded 94 yards on seven catches with one touchdown.
Needing a fourth-quarter defensive stop, the Nittany Lions instead gave up a 75-yard touchdown drive to the Wildcats.
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Northwestern coach David Braun, WR Griffin Wilde react to Wildcats’ upset win over Penn State
STATE COLLEGE – Northwestern did not play like a three-touchdown underdog in the Wildcats’ 22-21 upset win over Penn State on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Northwestern opened the scoring with an early field goal and produced the game-winning touchdown at the end of an 11-play, 75-yard drive late in the fourth quarter.