Franklin should have said this if he was going to list off silly excuses for losing to the Bruins.
Penn State head coach James Franklin had a multitude of excuses for an inexcusable loss against a then-winless UCLA team. At this point, he might as well sat down and pulled these excuses out.
1. Had to prove that every Saturday is a bloodbath in the Big Ten
What better way to prove that the Big Ten is competitive than having an 0-4 team embarrass one of the top teams in the country?