Black Shoe Diaries · Sep 11, 2018
James Franklin Press Conference: Kent State
Pennsylvania beat writers jogged out of the rain and into the Penn State press conference room, eager to follow up with pithy questions about Saturday’s humiliation of Pitt. But Coach James Franklin remained at least one full step ahead of them all.
The room was darkened and quiet as a video montage reviewed Penn State’s obliteration of the Panthers. KJ Hamler and DeAndre Thompkins ran circles around slow defenders. Miles Sanders ran thru weak arm tackles. Trace McSorley sprinted down sidelines untouched, ignored off a read option. We’d seen all of this already, and in fact, that’s why half of the beat writers - particularly those with readers from Western PA - showed up.