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Asmussen | Franklin fails to embrace benefits of Friday night college games

The Penn State football team will show up at Memorial Stadium on Friday night.

The school is part of the Big Ten. The league said "go play in Champaign on Sept. 21."

It is not up for debate.

But Nittany Lions coach James Franklin isn't happy about it.

He shared his thoughts during the summer. The fifth-year coach wants high school football on Friday, college football on Saturday and the NFL on Sunday. Just like it used to be. Does he also want our TV choices limited to three channels?

It's old-school thinking for the coach.