Take, for instance, No. 4 Penn State's blowout 44–7 win over Maryland Saturday. The Nittany Lions put a finishing touch on their thorough dismantling of the Terrapins when quarterback Beau Pribula hit wide receiver Tyseer Denmark for a 15-yard touchdown as time expired.

During the postgame handshake between coaches, Maryland's Mike Locksley was not happy with James Franklin and Penn State running up the score

James Franklin has had his 10-year contract amended because of the expanded College Football Playoff, university officials said.

Despite the lopsided 44-7 score in favor of the Nittany Lions that, combined with Ohio State's loss to rival Michigan, send them to the Big Ten title game against Oregon, the head coaches of each team met for the customary postgame handshake in a moment that clearly got heated.

The Nittany Lions coach signed a 10-year contract in 2021, before the College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams.

James Franklin suggested if Mike Locksley wanted to prevent Penn State from scoring late in a blowout, he should have played Cover 2 and not Cover 0.

Maryland head coach Mike Locksley and Penn State head coach James Franklin did not see eye-to-eye following the Nittany Lions 44-7 victory over the

In Penn State’s blowout win over Maryland on Saturday, Franklin commissioned his second- and third-string offense to go down the field and score, despite having just one minute left in the game and the ability to run time out boasting a 38-7 lead.