Penn State, James Franklin and Notre Dame

Penn State’s James Franklin gives Notre Dame coach emotional greeting in bowels of stadium after Orange Bowl: watch
PSU coach James Franklin greets Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman after his press conference after the Orange Bowl loss.
Penn State coach James Franklin believes 'everybody should be in a conference'
Penn State coach James Franklin, sitting next to Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, called for consistency across college football.
Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman used everything to beat Penn State — even James Franklin comments
Notre Dame won the Orange Bowl because this program knows how to catalyze every advantage and how to tackle every challenge.
James Franklin net worth: The shocking amount of money the Penn State football coach is worth
James Franklin is one of the most recognized coaches in college football, and his hard work has paid off for him in many departments -- including his bank accou
CFP: Can Penn State coach James Franklin win the big one?
As Penn State's coach, James Franklin owns an abysmal 3-10 record against opponents ranked in the Associated Press Top 10. It's a mark that saw a small but significant boost with Penn State's resounding 31-14 College Football Playoff quarterfinal win against No.
Penn State Coach James Franklin Is Jealous of Notre Dame Coach Marcus Freeman’s ‘Hairline’
Before their teams square off in the Orange Bowl, Penn State head coach James Franklin admitted Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is living his follicle fantasy. During a Wednesday, January 8, press conference ahead of the game on Thursday night,
Neil Rudel on PSU: Penn State coach James Franklin can’t escape disappointment
It’s difficult to get to within a field goal of playing for the national championship and still consider this a disappointing season. So I won’t do that. But certainly, Thursday night’s 27-24 loss to Notre Dame brought a disappointing ending to a memorable year,
Penn State's James Franklin drops 10-word admission amid painful Notre Dame loss
Penn State football HC James Franklin looks for a ray of light in Thursday's crushing Orange Bowl loss vs. Notre Dame
Penn State could mimic Michigan's College Football Playoff run, but James Franklin isn't Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh performed woefully bad in the postseason before winning the national championship. You don’t win the big game until you do. Michigan’s khaki king never won a College Football Playoff game until he burned his blaze of victories last season, not stopping before he’d left for the NFL.
James Franklin jabs Notre Dame as Penn State coach calls for conference uniformity in college football
James Franklin singled out this week's College Football Playoff semifinal opponent when advocating for sweeping changes to the current model.
Penn State coach James Franklin: 'Everybody should be in a conference'
Ahead of the Orange Bowl, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman and Penn State coach James Franklin took part in a joint news conference. Inevitably, the issue of conference membership came up. Freeman naturally argued that the Irish being independent was a pro and laid
James Franklin one-upped his awful big-game reputation in Penn State heartbreaker
Penn State finished the regular season 11-1, but the “one” was another loss to Ohio State. Franklin is 4-17 against Ohio ...
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Penn State legend Dan Connor could remain integral piece of coaching staff after Tom Allen’s departure
When Penn State unexpectedly lost three-year defensive line coach John Scott to the NFL in 2023, many — including ...
As Penn State nears season-defining moment, James Franklin’s message remains the same
An Orange Bowl win would solidify Franklin's long-held belief that for the past decade, he’s laid the groundwork for ...
College Football Playoff overreactions: Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman among elite, Emeka Egbuka keys Ohio State
Under Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame has lost at home against the likes of Marshall, Northern Illinois and Stanford. He's only ...
James Franklin on Tyler Warren’s time at Penn State: ‘(He) just had a phenomenal experience’
What Tyler Warren did in 2024 is difficult to explain in a few sentences, something Penn State coach James Franklin likely ...
Wayne grad Freeman leads Notre Dame to national championship game
Marcus Freeman celebrated the biggest victory of his coaching career the day before his 39th birthday. Freeman, a 2004 Wayne High School graduate who was born at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ...
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Marcus Freeman leads Notre Dame to historic victory, headed to Atlanta for CFP finals
Notre Dame football returned to a championship level on Thursday night, it’s Leprechaun mascot dancing deep into a historic night at Hard Rock Stadium.