The man took over the program when it was on death's door. They've been to major bowls (including 2 Rose Bowl wins) and won 2 playoff games last year.
And they fire him at 3-3???
Replies to: "I hate Franklin, but this seems nuts."
- PSU fires Franklin. - AlbanyIRISH - 2:09pm 10/12/25
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- Surprising but not surprised - croaker - 6:07pm 10/12/25
- Replacement candidates - ndunabomber - 5:16pm 10/12/25
- No - Nigel Tufnel - 5:42pm 10/12/25
- Rhule can't beat ranked teams. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:29pm 10/12/25
- Then they should be used to a guy like him. [NT]
- ndphysics - 6:39pm 10/12/25
- Good one [NT] - ndunabomber - 7:23pm 10/12/25
- Then they should be used to a guy like him. [NT]
- ndphysics - 6:39pm 10/12/25
- IU is going to need to increase Cignetti’s salary and terms [NT]
- Shadow_of_the_Dome - 4:09pm 10/12/25
- PSU will beat anything IU can throw out there. - Clem - 5:22pm 10/12/25
- Isn’t his compensation package his full salary plus $50million?!?! [NT]
- Jerseymick - 3:58pm 10/12/25
- No, according to the ESPN article. - PaND - 4:13pm 10/12/25
- Franklin is owed more than $49 million, per his contract, which is the second-biggest in college - whatsamataU - 4:53pm 10/12/25
- They'll happily pay that - ndunabomber - 5:11pm 10/12/25
- Doesn't getting hired at another coaching job reduce these payouts? PSU is on the hook until - jrdjr84 - 4:25pm 10/12/25
- Franklin is owed more than $49 million, per his contract, which is the second-biggest in college - whatsamataU - 4:53pm 10/12/25
- No, according to the ESPN article. - PaND - 4:13pm 10/12/25
- I hate Franklin, but this seems nuts. - jakers - 3:20pm 10/12/25
- Not at all. He's been there 11 years and his inability to beat elite teams is undisputed. The last - MAS - 6:51pm 10/12/25
- I'm surprised as well - ndunabomber - 5:28pm 10/12/25
- wasn’t it Obrien who took it over? [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 5:25pm 10/12/25
- For one season. Remember, that was a multi-year penalty. [NT] - jakers - 7:31pm 10/12/25
- I agree, it's whacko [NT] - NDQuebec - 4:50pm 10/12/25
- Penn State is a dark cult society. It’s predictably insane. [NT] - Hensou - 3:58pm 10/12/25
- I’m sure PSU has its own Dave Portnoy. The deal with the devil. - LanceManion - 3:58pm 10/12/25
- Terry Pegula [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 4:06pm 10/12/25
- I agree, they were #5 last year. - PaND - 3:38pm 10/12/25
- He’s laughing all the way to the bank. It’s a $50 million buyout. [NT] - Hensou - 4:00pm 10/12/25
- Prolly in back room talks with Cignetti for the job. - Clem - 3:32pm 10/12/25
- I’m truly shocked. - irishone - 3:19pm 10/12/25
- So sad! - how about those Hoosiers? [NT] - jimbasil - 3:15pm 10/12/25
- Well, Penn State did transform from preseason #2 to a big Number 2 [NT] - humbaba - 3:14pm 10/12/25
- Surprising timing. Not as to outcome. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:59pm 10/12/25
- Wow. The sport is so screwy right now. - Chris94 - 2:52pm 10/12/25
- Potential impact on our recruiting? [NT] - Curly1918 - 2:43pm 10/12/25
- Priorities. Some things can, and will, be tolerated, but losing football games is a capital offense - Clem - 2:40pm 10/12/25
- Just came out. Well he can buy a nice place in FL and fade away with the buyout - ndphysics - 2:10pm 10/12/25