College football fans think Penn State head coach James Franklin should suffer severe consequences following another loss in a big game to Michigan. Adding insult to the defeat in Happy Valley, Penn State lost to a Michigan team with its head coach at a nearby hotel.
On Friday, Jim Harbaugh was banned by the Big Ten from coaching on the Michigan sideline for the remainder of the regular season in relation to the sign-stealing scandal facing his program.
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Penn State could not take advantage of Harbaugh’s ban, as they fell 24-15 to Michigan. The game represented another failure for a Franklin-coached team to win an important game. Franklin is 1-9 against Top Ten teams, with the only win coming against Utah in a bowl game.
College football fans demand PSU HC is fired
Football fans roasted Franklin on social media for the loss. Michigan is a great team, but Penn State had multiple chances to score in the second half of a game the Wolverines offense couldn’t score. Franklin also made a bizarre choice on a two-point conversion play in the fourth quarter that was unsuccessful.
Many fans think Penn State should move on from Franklin. That seems extreme for a coach who is 86-37 in ten seasons. However, his record against Top Ten teams isn’t good enough for a fan base that believes it should compete for the playoffs.
Here are the best takes of fans calling for Franklin’s ouster.
Penn State should fire James Franklin.
— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) November 11, 2023
James Franklin is human purgatory.
Tough to fire a guy who averages 10 wins a year.
Tough to keep a guy who ALWAYS loses the 2 hardest games on his schedule.
— Justin Spiro (@DarkoStateNews) November 11, 2023
James Franklin was out coached by a team that didn’t have a coach. Please fire him. 😒
— Shaun Bellamy (@KingSB93) November 11, 2023
Lmaoooo Penn State gotta fire James Franklin. What terrible play calling
— Ezra Bridger (@90sVon) November 11, 2023
fire james franklin into the sun
— Connor Meltdowney (@Connormuldowney) November 11, 2023
Fire James Franklin.
IT'S THE SAME THING EVERY YEAR. MEDIOCRITY OVER AND OVER AGAIN. CLEAN THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW! pic.twitter.com/qoN1Y8eh0s
— Owen Hook (@OnlyTheOwenH) November 11, 2023
Michigan is without their Head Coach, has ran it 20 straight times, and thrown a total of 8 passes and Penn State is still losing at home and not covering the spread.
Fire James Franklin today.
— Nick Kayal (@NickKayal) November 11, 2023
I’m ready to call it. It’s been 10 seasons but it’s 100% time to fire James Franklin. I don’t care what it costs.
We’ve seen his peak. We know all of his shortcomings. I’m not interested in beating every bad team we play and losing to every good team in perpetuity. pic.twitter.com/UTk1vnERIZ
— Brett Larter (@BrettLarter) November 11, 2023
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1 Comment
I am a Michigan football fan and I believe that keeping James Franklin as head coach by Penn State University does not concern me. Penn State has a good program but I do believe that Franklin is worthy of dismissal.