US EditionPenn State Blocking Out Noise of Big-Game Losses, Has Focus on Another Run to Playoff
PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 23 – Penn State returns key players with high preseason rankings and aims to improve against top-5 teams, despite a 1-15 record in such matchups under coach Franklin.
- On Wednesday at Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas, Penn State head coach James Franklin declared this season features the strongest combination of talent and experience in his 12-year tenure, expressing unwavering confidence in the program’s championship aspirations.
- Despite a 13-3 finish last year with losses to Ohio State, Oregon and Notre Dame, Penn State faces pressure to improve from a 4-20 mark against AP Top 25 teams, and figures like Franklin and Allar will have to rise to unprecedented levels.
- Coach Franklin said this is the best combined personnel Penn State has had, underscored by tying Ohio State for most preseason honors and featuring a top-10 draft-eligible quarterback, leading backfield duo, and veteran lines.
- On Monday, Penn State received preseason picks from USA Today Sports Network and the Cleveland.com poll to win their first Big Ten title in nine years, and Franklin added “We’re in total control.”
- This year the program’s quest for its first national championship since 1986 continues with PSU, bolstered by veteran coordinators Jim Knowles and Stan Drayton joining the staff to provide championship-level experience.
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Penn State blocking out noise of big-game losses, has focus on another run to playoff
New year, new slate, no outside noise. That’s the mantra in Happy Valley, despite James Franklin being saddled with a 4-20 mark as coach at Penn State against teams ranked in the AP Top 10.
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