The Nittany Lions' veteran head coach once played quarterback at the D2 level. Here's what to know about Franklin's playing career.

The Nittany Lions won 13 games, claimed two playoff victories and were this close to playing for the national championship.

Tom Deahn left football behind in 2012, but he’s torn on who to root for when Golden and Franklin meet for a chance at a BCS national championship

This result left head coach James Franklin with a record of 1-15 against teams ranked in the top five and 4-20 against teams in the top 10. As a result, ESPN's Paul Finebaum expressed on "The Paul Finebaum Show" that he believes Franklin is a jinxed coach and has no chance of winning a national championship.

In line with the 12-team playoff's historic nature, the CFP semifinals feature a matchup that will guarantee more history in the national championship game.

The Fighting Irish advanced to the game by beating No. 6 Penn State, 27-24, in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman had extra motivation before the semifinal, becoming " angry " after Nittany Lions coach James Franklin poked fun at the now 39-year-old coach's youth.

The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference are among those playing eight-game league schedules.

As Penn State football head coach James Franklin has struggled against top ranked teams, the AD comes to his defense.

James Franklin singled out this week's College Football Playoff semifinal opponent when advocating for sweeping changes to the current model.

Jim Harbaugh performed woefully bad in the postseason before winning the national championship. You don’t win the big game until you do. Michigan’s khaki king never won a College Football Playoff game until he burned his blaze of victories last season, not stopping before he’d left for the NFL.

James Geoffrey Franklin is the Head Coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions college football team. He became Penn State’s head coach on January 11, 2014. With 29 years of coaching experience ...

Penn State Nittany Lions head football coach James Franklin has a singular focus this week of getting his program ready to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff ...