Before the Orange Bowl kicked off, Penn State head coach James Franklin made headlines when he called out Notre Dame for not playing in a conference. Franklin

Penn State coach James Franklin's dishevelment was evident following Thursday night's 27-24 Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame, preventing him and his team from reaching the national title game for the first time in the College Football Playoff era.

James Franklin had a chance to re-write his big-game narrative in the Orange Bowl. Unfortunately, a disastrous ending doomed him once again.

Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates ... “I don’t know that college sports has had that sustained breakthrough yet.” Frazier of Northern Illinois sees the new era of paying players through name, image and likeness ...

James Franklin thinks back to Super Bowl 41 ... Notre Dame went 11-1 in the regular season, with its lone loss coming to Northern Illinois in Week 2. The Fighting Irish then closed the regular season on a 10-game win streak, outscoring opponents by ...

In line with the 12-team playoff's historic nature, the CFP semifinals feature a matchup that will guarantee more history in the national championship game.

Freeman's Irish team is playing for the national title Monday and the program's outlook hasn't been this positive in decades. But with at least one NFL team interested in him, should he consider a jump to the pros?

Penn State head coach James Franklin took a swipe at Notre Dame before the two teams meet in the College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday. Speaking

James Franklin thinks back to Super Bowl 41 ... Notre Dame went 11-1 in the regular season, with its lone loss coming to Northern Illinois in Week 2. The Fighting Irish then closed the regular ...

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois hosts Miami (OH) after Quentin Jones scored 25 points in Northern Illinois’ 108-70 loss to the Ohio Bobcats. The Huskies are 4-2 on their home court. Northern Illinois is 4-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.

According to Frank Vitovich, who writes and owns the site UHND, Freeman has more wins over top 5 teams in 2025 than Kelly and Penn State coach James Franklin combined in 23 years of coaching between Penn State and Notre Dame.

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