College Football Playoff James Franklin

Penn State, Jim Knowles and James Franklin

Penn State hiring Jim Knowles from Ohio State is a major win for James Franklin

Knowles could have stayed at Ohio State and signed a new contract. Oklahoma reportedly tried to pry him away from Columbus. Notre Dame, after losing Al Golden to the NFL, had interest. But Penn State won out, securing arguably the best coordinator in college football.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 28d

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.

NBC Sports on MSN · 1d

Jim Knowles believes Penn State is close to winning a title. He wants to make it happen.

The Nittany Lions' new defensive coordinator opened up about leaving Ohio State for Penn State after winning a national championship — and how he thinks he can help the football team he always viewed as the sport's gold standard.

Will James Franklin be college football's next first-time national championship coach?

Franklin was named one of the most likely coaches to win his first national championship next season in a recent story by CBS ...

ESPN28d

CFP: Can Penn State coach James Franklin win the big one?

There's no sugarcoating it: As Penn State's coach, James Franklin owns an abysmal ... boost with Penn State's resounding 31-14 College Football Playoff quarterfinal win against No. 8-ranked ...

badgerswire.usatoday28d

Penn State football's James Franklin on improving CFP: Make Notre Dame join a conference

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. − James Franklin turned to his right at the interview podium here, motioning to the man in charge ...

Where James Franklin ranks in 2025 top coaches ranking

Ari Wasserman of On3 took his crack at ranking the top 25 coaches in 2025, and Franklin's ranking seems to be lagging.

ESPN28d

James Franklin stresses CFP uniformity: 'Everybody should be in a conference'

DANIA BEACH, Fla. -- While discussing the opportunity that awaits Penn State in the College Football Playoff, coach James Franklin said Wednesday that the showdown against Notre Dame is ...

South Bend Tribune28d

James Franklin says 'everybody should be in a conference' ahead of Notre Dame CFP game vs Penn State

and ahead of his team’s College Football Playoff semifinal game against Notre Dame, Penn State coach James Franklin said he believes that “everybody should be in a conference,” citing a ...

Sportskeeda29d

Where did James Franklin go to college?

James Geoffrey Franklin is the Head Coach of the Penn ... Penn State has ranked in the top 12 of the College Football Playoff final rankings six times under his leadership. In 2022, ...

Sports Illustrated29d

James Franklin Says Nick Saban Isn't Happy With Him Over Idea for New CFB Job

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 ...

USA Today1mon

James Franklin or Marcus Freeman will be first Black head coach in FBS championship

There's going to be a Black head coach playing for a national championship for the first time in college football Bowl Subdivision ... This moment with Franklin and Freeman (no relation) is ...

Hosted on MSN2d

Jim Knowles Leaks Ryan Day's Secret Championship Recipe to James Franklin After Confirming Deep Penn State Connection

The Big Ten is turning into a real-life Lion King saga. The post Jim Knowles Leaks Ryan Day's Secret Championship Recipe to ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results