Three days after Saturday night’s collapse against Ohio State, and James Franklin still acknowledged the loss “hurts.”
During his weekly appearance on the Big Ten coaches teleconference, which lasted about 10 minutes Tuesday afternoon, Penn State’s head coach evaluated his team while looking back to Saturday night’s game.
“Obviously this is painful and it hurts,” he said. “But I do think that, when used the right way, this can fuel us to continue to grow and continue to take that next step.”
Franklin also believed one reason for Ohio State’s rally, from down 26-14, was the fact his starters were tired in the final quarter.