US EditionPenn State Players Feel Shock, Disbelief, Guilt After James Franklin Firing
Team captain Nick Dawkins said Coach Franklin was one of the few who truly believed in him amid the emotional adjustment following Franklin's firing after three straight losses.
- On Sunday, Penn State fired head coach James Franklin after the team’s third straight loss to Northwestern; Pat Kraft dismissed Franklin, and captain Nick Dawkins said players were `shocked` and in `disbelief`.
- After falling to 3-3, the Penn State Nittany Lions lost their College Football Playoff contender status, prompting the dismissal of James Franklin, Penn State head coach.
- Dominic DeLuca and Nick Dawkins credited James Franklin, with DeLuca saying `Coach Franklin was one of the only coaches to believe in me` and Dawkins adding `Every single one of us is in the locker room and on the team because Coach Franklin brought us here.`
- Longtime assistant Terry Smith was named interim head coach for the rest of the season, and the Penn State leadership council met Monday as players prepared for Iowa Saturday night at 7.
- Amid debates about coaching patience, Kirk Ferentz, Iowa head coach, warned `We live in reactionary times` and said shrinking patience makes college football look more like the NFL.
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Penn State launches post-James Franklin era at Iowa
There is picking up the pieces and then there is what Penn State is trying to do this week.Three consecutive losses not only dropped the Nittany Lions from No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 to zero votes in the poll, but the results dropped Penn State's confidence in 12th-year coach James Franklin to zero. He was fired on Sunday, a day after the Nittany Lions' stunning 22-21 home defeat to Northwestern.Interim head coach Terry Smith and the p…
Penn State players feel ‘overwhelming sense of guilt’ after James Franklin firing
Speaking for the first time since the news, Penn State captain Nick Dawkins said Tuesday that he was in “disbelief” when he heard the news about James Franklin. He described a sense of responsibility that the team felt for the coach being let go.
Penn State players feel shock, disbelief, guilt after James Franklin firing
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Penn State players feel shock, disbelief, guilt after James Franklin firing
Nick Dawkins, a Penn State team captain, was “shocked” and in “disbelief” when he learned Sunday that James Franklin had been fired as his head coach. Dawkins, the former Parkland High School standout, said Tuesday there is a void inside the Lasch Football Building. “Everything is very different,” he said. “Something’s missing. Something huge is missing in our building and it’s definitely felt. It’s definitely tough. This is a tough situation. “…
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