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Penn State's James Franklin again denies icing Georgia State kicker up 56-0

Penn State coach James Franklin on Tuesday again defended his decision to call timeout and set up his field-goal block team at the end of Saturday's 56-0 win over Georgia State.

Franklin called timeout with 11 seconds left and Georgia State lining up a 31-yard field-goal attempt to avoid the shutout. Georgia State's Brandon Wright connected on the attempt, but only after the timeout was called. After the game, Franklin said Penn State had its fourth-team defense on the field and wanted to get the right players on the field for the field-goal block unit.