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Former Penn State star passionately defends James Franklin from hot-seat talk

Jason Cabinda doesn't think Penn State should move on from his former head coach despite historically bad loss to UCLA in Week 6.

Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin greets Penn State Nittany Lions linebacker Jason Cabinda (40) | Rich Barnes-Imagn Images

Jason Cabinda was with James Franklin from the very beginning at Penn State, joining the program in 2014, Franklin’s first year, and the former star linebacker was a key piece of Franklin’s greatest success in Happy Valley, the 2016 Big Ten Title. So, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Cabinda took to social media to defend his former coach from frustrated Nittany Lions fans.