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Urban Meyer suggests Dan Mullen to lead Penn State after James Franklin's firing ended championship hopes following a three-game losing streak.
- On Sunday, Penn State dismissed James Franklin after a three-game losing streak ended the football program's national championship hopes, a decision that immediately reverberated across the team.
- Jahan Dotson built an impressive Penn State résumé with 183 catches , 25 touchdown catches tied for second-most, and a single-game record of 242 yards vs. Maryland.
- Dotson said he reached out and spoke with James Franklin in the last couple of days and described Franklin's Sunday dismissal as tough, noting they became really close that season.
- The now-former Penn State coach pulled into the Dotson family's driveway and started celebrating while Jahan Dotson hugged family and friends after the Washington Commanders called.
- Franklin finished at Penn State with a 104-45 record and a 31-17 mark during Jahan Dotson's four years, and Dotson said Franklin remains the first person who comes to mind when he thinks of Penn State football.
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James Franklin’s contract fallout - The Thinking Conservative News
Penn State’s decision to fire head coach James Franklin after a disappointing 22–21 home loss to Northwestern will cost an estimated $56 million buyout. The post James Franklin’s contract fallout appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Franklin’s Firing By Penn State Puts Added Pressure on Florida's Decision - WRUF 98.1 FM
The clock was already ticking on Florida coach Billy Napier’s time in Gainesville. But when Penn State fired James Franklin last Sunday, that clock started ticking a whole lot faster. Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft described Franklin’s firing as “not a three-game thing,” but about the “trajectory of the program.” It’s a phrase that could easily describe the mood at Florida, where Napier’s Gators remain caught between progress and stagnat…
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