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ESPN's SEC Bias Explained... + Is Dan Lanning the Next James Franklin?!

Podcast: Locked On Nittany Lions - Daily Podcast On Penn State Nittany Lions Football & Wrestling
Published: Jul 15, 2026
Duration seconds: 1751
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Summary

ESPN’s 2026 FPI rankings are once again fueling accusations that the network is biased toward the SEC. With ESPN financially invested in promoting SEC football, can its rankings and analytics really be viewed as completely objective—or is the bigger problem that Fox, CBS, NBC and the Big Ten Network do not promote Big Ten football nearly as aggressively?