Penn State is seeking a new head football coach after firing James Franklin during his 12th season. Longtime assistant Terry Smith will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Penn State fired James Franklin after a 3-3 start to the 2025 season. Dan Rainville / Imagn Images The James Franklin era has come to a stunning end. Penn State fired Franklin on Sunday after ...

Penn State has fired coach James Franklin six games into his 12th season with the Nittany Lions, the university announced Sunday amid a disastrous three-game slide. The No. 2 team in the preseason AP ...

Penn State is embarking one of the most fascinating coaching searches of the past few years after paying coach James Franklin more than $50 million in buyout money for the right to fire him. However, ...

It's been a tumultuous season for Penn State head coach James Franklin. Matthew O'Haren / Imagn Images Seven games after being on the verge of playing for the national championship, Penn State has ...

Penn State needs its very own Curt Cignetti. Matt Rhule's best attribute is that he's a program builder. You could say the same of James Franklin. Penn State needs a closer, not a builder. Matt Rhule ...

Penn State is moving on. On Sunday, Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde reported that Penn State coach James Franklin had been fired following the Nittany Lions’ loss to Northwestern on Saturday, which was ...

Even with all of the hype Penn State football had coming into the season, fans still questioned whether or not James Franklin could win the big games. But until Saturday and the Nittany Lions' 42-37 ...

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports ...

Penn State scheduled a team meeting for 1:45 p.m. Sunday afternoon, during which Athletic Director Pat Kraft informed the players that he had fired coach James Franklin. Terry Smith, the team's ...

It somehow got worse for Penn State. Three weeks after being ranked No. 3 in the country, the Nittany Lions took their third straight loss on Saturday at the hands of Northwestern, 22-21. In Happy ...

Penn State reportedly fired head football coach James Franklin on Sunday. The decision came after the Nittany Lions suffered an upset loss to the Northwestern Wildcats, ESPN reported. It was the ...