Penn State football fired James Franklin from his head coaching duties on Sunday following Saturday's loss to Northwestern. It was the third, consecutive loss for the Nittany Lions (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten) and the boiling point for athletic director Pat Kraft.
Kraft made a statement regarding the decision to fire Franklin, reading:
"Penn State owes an enormous amount of gratitude to Coach Franklin who rebuilt our football program into a national power. He won a Big Ten Championship, led us to seven New Year's Six bowl games and a College Football Playoff appearance last year.