Penn State's historic 2024-25 season comes to an official close with the final US LBM Coaches Poll. See how James Franklin voted.

The Athletic's Stewart Mandel is a preseason Penn State believer, placing the Nittany Lions atop his too-early top 25 for 2025. "I'm skeptical they can actually pull it off," Mandel writes, "but on paper, James Franklin's team deserves that status given how many players are returning."

Penn State received 1,203 points in the final AP Top 25 poll, just eight behind Texas for fourth. Ohio State was No. 1, followed by Notre Dame and Oregon. Penn State has finished in the AP top 10 five times in James Franklin's 11 seasons as head coach. Franklin's teams have seven top-20 finishes since 2016.

After suffering an injury in the Fiesta Bowl against Boise State, the status for Penn State star edge rusher Abdul Carter has been in some doubt. Now, Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin has shared with reporters that he anticipates Abdul Carter playing in the Orange Bowl against Notre Dame.

All true. James Franklin's history in big games might explain why Penn State has longest odds of winning national championship among CFP semifinal teams. College football’s bards mused this playoff lacked a dominant team, like 2019 LSU or 2020 Alabama ...

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 about ...

As Penn State football head coach James Franklin has struggled against top ranked teams, the AD comes to his defense.

The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference are among those playing eight-game league schedules.

James Franklin singled out this week's College Football Playoff semifinal opponent when advocating for sweeping changes to the current model.

This result left head coach James Franklin with a record of 1-15 against teams ranked in the top five and 4-20 against teams in the top 10. As a result, ESPN's Paul Finebaum expressed on "The Paul Finebaum Show" that he believes Franklin is a jinxed coach and has no chance of winning a national championship.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. − James Franklin turned to his right at the interview podium here, motioning to the man in charge of his College Football Playoff opponent. The Penn State football head coach wanted to preface his improvement plan for college ...

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 ...