Episode

SEC Coach CALLS OUT Penn State For Firing James Franklin!

Podcast: Locked On Nittany Lions - Daily Podcast On Penn State Nittany Lions Football & Wrestling
Published: May 27, 2026
Duration seconds: 1210
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Summary

Steve Sarkisian called out Penn State football over the way James Franklin was fired, but the full Penn State context tells a very different story. This episode breaks down why Penn State’s decision was not about one bad month, but a long-term big-game problem, the Oregon losses, the UCLA and Northwestern collapse, and the larger question of whether Franklin’s tenure had reached its ceiling.