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Penn State coach James Franklin's Saturday presser: 5 key takeaways

Still shoveling? Yeah, you probably are. But here's some Penn State football info to chew on after you have finished clearing your sidewalk and driveway. The key points from James Franklin's Saturday morning press conference ...

1. The Shoop defection hurt Franklin. Loyalty, loyalty, and more loyalty. James Franklin has been preaching about that subject from the day he arrived at Penn State in January of 2014. But here we are, two years later, and three of his assistants from that 2014 PSU staff are gone. Franklin fired offensive coordinator John Donovan. Defensive coordinator Bob Shoop (Tennessee) and offensive line coach Herb Hand (Auburn) have left for other jobs.