How James Franklin, Penn State Could Be Impacted by Ex-Team Physician's Lawsuit

A former Penn State football doctor's complaint portrays James Franklin as willfully endangering the health of football players. What does this lawsuit entail for the Penn State head coach and the program?

Did Penn State unlawfully fire its former team physician because he blew the whistle on James Franklin directing still-injured football players to return to the field?

In a lawsuit filed on Monday in the Dauphin County (Pennsylvania) Court of Common Pleas, Scott Lynch, MD, defiantly claims the answer is “yes.”

Lynch, an orthopedic surgeon who graduated from Penn State in 1984, treated Nittany Lion players in his capacity as team physician and director of athletic medicine from August 2014…