James Franklin still plans to show up at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 21. But he isn't going to be happy about it.
What's the beef? Nothing Illinois related. Or anti-Champaign-Urbana.
The Penn State football coach's issue is the day of the week his Nittany Lions are scheduled to play Illinois in the 2018 season: Friday.
"I'm not a fan of Friday night games," Franklin said on Wednesday. "Never have been. I think all the Big Ten coaches came out unanimously saying the same thing."
To Franklin, and most other football coaches, Friday is normally reserved for high school football.