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Penn State seeks new leadership after firing James Franklin following a three-game losing streak; Matt Campbell and Curt Cignetti are top candidates for the head coach position.
- On Sunday, Oct. 12, Penn State fired head football coach James Franklin and installed longtime assistant Terry Smith as interim head coach.
- After losses earlier this month to Oregon and UCLA, the Penn State football team fell to Northwestern, ending with a season-ending injury to starting quarterback Drew Allar.
- Franklin exits with a 104-45 record, a four-21 mark against Top-10 opponents, a salary of $8.5 million, and a buyout more than $49 million.
- Pat Kraft, Penn State athletic director, will lead a national search, with Matt Campbell, Iowa State head coach, and Curt Cignetti, Indiana head coach, linked to the vacancy.
- It also sends ripples through this season's coaching carousel as Pat Kraft oversees the $700 million Beaver Stadium revitalization project.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime football coach Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern. Terry Smith will serve as the interim head coach…
Penn State tabs longtime assistant to replace ousted James Franklin as Lions’ interim coach
If Penn State was going to move on from veteran head coach James Franklin after an embarrassing loss on Saturday at Beaver Stadium, there was only one logical choice to be the Lions’ interim leader.
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