James Franklin was THIS CLOSE to having Justin Fields as his quarterback.
When the No. 2 overall player in the 2018 recruiting class committed to Franklin and the Nittany Lions – doing so in large part because of the raucous White Out environment that was absent on Saturday night – it would have brought a transcendent talent to State College.
Instead, Franklin has now had to game plan for him two years in a row, and on Saturday night the future top-five NFL draft pick tied his career high with four passing touchdowns to pair with 318 yards on 28-of-34 passing and a 199.