Losing to a winless UCLA team started the speculation.
Losing the next week to an unranked Northwestern team ended it.
Penn State parted ways with head coach James Franklin the day after the Nittany Lions lost their second straight game despite entering the contest as at least a 25-point favorite. After losing to UCLA two weeks ago — a team that had not even led at any point this season before that game — Penn State lost to Northwestern at home to drop to 3-3 overall, and 0-3 in the Big Ten.
Despite the massive buyout in Franklin’s contract rumored to be around $50 million, the school has decided to make a
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