JEFF TEDFORD LOOKED out of his office window and saw helicopters circling. Below, a crowd had gathered to watch the last holdouts finally descend from an oak tree beside California Memorial Stadium.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Pat Kraft wants to win national championships in Happy Valley. To try to do so, Penn State’s athletic director made the toughest decision of his career. Penn State fired coach ...

Fully guaranteed contracts reward coaches who fail. Oregon not a CFP lock after loss to Indiana. If you predicted in August that Penn State’s James Franklin would be the next Big Ten coach fired after ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Pat Kraft wants to win national championships in Happy Valley. To try to do so, Penn State’s athletic director made the toughest decision of his career. Penn State fired ...

James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime head coach on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern all but ended whatever remote chance the preseason ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- From the day he was hired more than a decade ago, James Franklin stressed the importance of creating a family atmosphere at Penn State. During the course of 11-plus seasons in ...

Penn State has fired coach James Franklin after 12 seasons, the school announced Sunday. Franklin is owed more than $49 million, according to his contract. It's the second-biggest buyout in college ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State fired Coach James Franklin on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern all but ended whatever remote chance the preseason No. 2 team had of ...

In late 2021, as 7-5 Penn State was preparing for their Outback Bowl game against Arkansas, then athletic director Sandy Barbour decided to sign head coach James Franklin to an extension. That ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime head coach on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime head coach on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern all but ended whatever remote ...