During that season, Green Bay ranked third in the NFL in receptions (383) and seventh in receiving yards (3,766). A loss to Michigan continued Penn State's dreadful record against top-10 teams under James Franklin The one constant in Penn State's suddenly lost season is its inability to run the football.. That's almost 16 percent of Paterno's 19 years in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions additionally had 16 players who recorded at least one sack, tied for the nations lead among Power Five teams. Still, yeah. Barkley was selected as the Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year and Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner for the conferences top player. Info Share. Sean Clifford (2021) and Trace McSorley (2018) were selected as National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athletes and finalists for the Campbell Trophy, known as the Academic Heisman. They are the 18th and 19th Nittany Lions to be selected as an NFF Scholar-Athlete. That deal includes retention bonuses paid at the end of each year of the contract. The Nittany Lions earned a spot in a New Years Day bowl with an Outback Bowl berth. Franklin was among five finalists for the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award in 2012. See terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Florida Gators defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores 26-21. 1998 - Washington State (Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends) Franklins victories in the Fiesta Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Music City Bowl and Birmingham Bowl (formerly the Compass Bowl) marked the first time in each bowls history an African American head coach earned the win. Penn States No. led Vandy to a bowl game in Year 1 and followed that with a 9-4 record, which earned the Commodores a No. 17 Memphis in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Sign up for the Nittany Lions Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, Penn State 2023 NFL Draft rookie contract signing tracker. In 2016, Franklin secured the No. The following season, he took over as the coach of the defensive secondary for his alma mater, East Stroudsburg. On June 15, 2020, Franklin was named to the Big Ten Equality Coalition, which includes student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, chancellors, presidents and other members of the Big Ten family representing all 14 member institutions. He met with reporters for just 4 minutes after the loss. 2011: Vanderbilt - 6-7 (2-6, SEC) 2012: Vanderbilt - 9-4 (5-3) 2013: Vanderbilt - 9-4 (4-4) 2014: Penn State - 7-6 (2 . { Throughout his nine-year tenure, Franklin has had three starting quarterbacks: Christian Hackenberg, Trace McSorley, and Sean Clifford. Of course, Penn State has fared well when ranked in the top 5. James Franklin (2-20, .091) And here he is, the reason we're here today. 16 nationally in red zone offense (.897). Couple that with a 3-2 record while at Stanford, and maybe the Michigan Man is actually okay at this coaching thing. Additionally, Vanderbilt's 25 combined wins in Franklin's three years in charge was the Commodores' highest total in school history. The Nittany Lions posted their first 1,000 single-year APR in program history in 2018-19, topping the previous high of 993 in 2014-15. However, after an injury sustained by quarterback Sean Clifford, the team struggled towards the end of the season winning just two out of their final seven games. Franklin has also been an ardent supporter of "Be the Match," encouraging community members to join the national bone marrow registry. 1/12/23. Dotson also finished the year averaging 24.6 yards per punt return, a school record. [18], A minor controversy occurred when Vanderbilt canceled games at home with Northwestern and away games with Ohio State. Penn State had a program-record 38 student-athletes claim Academic All-Big Ten honors in the fall of 2021, besting the previous mark of 35 set by Franklins squad in 2017. Ill let you decide how important these games are to your team, and how often you want to win, after seeing how other coaches around the league do. 23/24 2013 & No. Franklin served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kansas State during the 2006-07 seasons under head coach Ron Prince. Michigan James Franklin is 1-7 vs ranked road teams at PSU, and 1-13 overall as a head coach against ranked road teams. 2:18. The Nittany Lion defense allowed opponents only a 66.7 percent conversion rate in the red zone, which ranked third nationally. However, the last couple of years haven't yielded those. With a 35-21 win over No. Penn State finished the 2019 season ranked #9 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. Tucker lost one top-ten game while at Colorado, and is 2-5 so far in the Big Ten. Vanderbilt considered Franklin a candidate for its head coaching position vacated with the forced resignation of interim coach Robbie Caldwell after the 2010 season. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images), Jan 2, 2017; Pasadena, CA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin talks with running back Saquon Barkley (26) before the game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the USC Trojans at Rose Bowl. Hes 1-7 at home and 0-7 on the road, and nine of his losses have come to teams ranked in the top five. Franklin guided the Lions to a 4-0 start, joining Harlow as the only first-year Penn State coaches to win their initial four games. Since starting his Michigan career 1-9 against top ten teams, Harbaugh has won three of the last six to bring his record up to 4-12. "My family and I are very thankful to be a part of the Penn State community," Franklin said in a statement. They were re-introduced when Franklin was coaching at Maryland several years later. width:50px; [7] Friedgen retained Franklin as the wide receivers coach, one of only two assistants to be kept on the new coaching staff (running backs coach Mike Locksley was the other).[8]. In February 2015, the Nittany Lions highly-regarded class of 25 signees was ranked in the top 15 nationally by the four major recruiting services. Franklin finished his Vanderbilt career with a record of 2415 (an average of 8 wins per year). In the last seven seasons under Franklin, Penn State is one of six teams to rank in the Top 12 of the College Football Playoff final rankings at least five times. First winning record in the regular season since 1982. Do you have a sports website? Oweh and Toney became the first Penn State defensive end duo to receive first-team honors since Courtney Brown and Brad Scioli in 1998. Hugh Freeze is 2-7 against Ole Miss. Penn State propelled itself into one of the top defensive units in the nation, ranking tied for ninth in the country in scoring defense and tied for seventh in takeaways. His incentives are capped at $1 million per year.[28]. and figuring out a new . Remember when it was a big deal that Harbaugh didnt win the big ones? 1995 - Kutztown University (Wide Receivers). The Nittany Lions earned 18 All-Big Ten selections across offense, defense and special teams, led by four first-team honorees - wide receiver Jahan Dotson, safety Jaquan Brisker, defensive end Arnold Ebiketie and punter Jordan Stout. Penn State had 23 All-Big Ten selections across offense, defense and special teams in 2022, with cornerback Joey Porter Jr. leading the way as a first-team honoree. "You have to give Ohio State credit,. Nine of his losses (and seven of his top-five losses) have come on the road, with just six opportunities coming at home. In 2015, Franklin joined the FOX studio crew for pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of the Big Ten Championship Game. Franklin is in the second-year of a 10-year contract with Penn State that pays him $8.5 million annually. Largest margin of victory over rival Tennessee (23) 4118 since 1954 (260). Stout, a Ray Guy Award finalist, set Penn States school record for career punt average (44.54) and season punt average (46.01) and became the second specialist in Big Ten history to earn Special Teams player of the Week in a season four times. Did Ryan Day start with a massive advantage over Mike Locksley? The team's only losses by more than seven points were at No. Fitzgerald is constantly a thorn in Iowas side, but Iowa isnt good enough for that to be impressive. if (Modernizr.desktop || Modernizr.laptop) { sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_inline('desktop'); } else { sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_inline('mobile'); } Nassib also led the nation in sacks with a school-record 15.5. Undefeated. During his tenure at K-State, Franklin nurtured record setting offensive talent; including the future NFL starters quarterback Josh Freeman and All-America wide receiver Jordy Nelson. 2-8 in true road games against Top 25 opponents, 5-10 counting. November 5, 2011; Gainesville FL, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores head coach James Franklin (left) talks with the referees during the second half against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. [22][23] In the days following the move to Penn State; on January 7, 2014, James Franklin was forced to discuss the gang rape allegations by four of his former players at Vanderbilt. That includes four losses to top five teams, three of whom were Ohio State. [36], While serving as the tight ends coach at Washington State, Franklin first met his wife Fumi (then a student at Washington State) in 1998. This afternoon, Penn State's contingent, including head coach James Franklin and radio broadcaster and former Harris' teammate Jack Ham, wore those No. It has been another tough weekend for Penn State head coach James Franklin 41-17 beatdown in Ann Arbor on Saturday. Someone leaving the stadium shouted "go home, losers" and "Franklin is a fraud" during the interview. Still, hes 0-2 since rejoining the Scarlet Knights. From 2016-19, Franklin led PSU to three New Years Six bowls - 2016 (Rose), 2017 (Fiesta) and 2019 (Cotton) - marking the first time Penn State as a program went to three New Years Six bowls in four years since 1980-83 (1980 Fiesta, 1982 Fiesta, 1983 Sugar). Franklin is one of four current Big Ten coaches (Ryan Day, Kirk Ferentz, Jim Harbaugh) to have won a Big Ten Championship and became the first African American head coach to win a Big Ten title after Penn States 2016 victory. Early years [ edit] The best part of another nationally ranked Penn State recruiting class may be the work done at its most famous position. Contextualize this within the expectations of the Iowa Athletic Department, and theres a reason hes signed through 2029. }, 2014-current - Penn State (HeadCoach) Penn State ranked third in the Big Ten in total defense (328.8; 17th nationally), second in in passing defense (198.6; 24th), second in tackles for loss (6.7 per game) and fourth in rushing defense (130.2). 1 Pennsylvania recruit in three-straight years (2018 Micah Parsons; 2017 Lamont Wade; 2016 Miles Sanders) for the first time since 2004 (Anthony Morelli), 2005 (Justin King) and 2006 (Jared Odrick). We're very, very careful and very methodical about doing that. In November 2000, head coach Ron Vanderlinden was dismissed and replaced by Ralph Friedgen, a Maryland alum and former Georgia Tech offensive coordinator. It was only the third nine-win season in school history, also was the first time since 1935 that Vandy won five SEC games in a year and the first time in 30 years that they won at home against Tennessee. Hes 1-0 so far with Illinois Fightin Illini, beating, wait for it, Penn State last year. 472 people named James Franklin found in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point and 14 other cities. Of the 17 current coaches with 100 career wins at the FBS level, Franklin is one of seven with all their first 100 wins coming while coaching at a Power Five program. After starting the season with three wins and then three losses, the third to Georgia in a close game (3328) that proved they could be competitive. You bet. // see sr.menus.js:sr_menus_checkInfoCookie to explain Somehow, though, he only has one road game against the set, losing at #5 Michigan last year. Penn State paced the Big Ten in first downs (223) and was second in total offense (430.3). In 2008, he returned to Maryland as the offensive coordinator, assistant head coach, and head coach in waiting. Join our linker program. James Franklin lost another game against a top ten team this weekend. They did give Fitzgerald his first top ten win in 2009 after those dirty Wildcats injured American hero Ricky Stanzi, and he would later collect wins against ninth-ranked Nebraska in 2011 and tenth-ranked Wisconsin in 2020. Franklin has led Penn State to a 67-32 record in eight seasons, including a 2016 Big Ten championship, just the second outright Big Ten title for the team since the Nittany Lions joined the. Yeah dude, Ryan Day is good at this. 1 player in the state of Pennsylvania (Sanders) for the first time since Jared Odrick (2006). Franklin helped Matthews develop into a two-time All-American and the SECs career leader in receptions (262) and receiving yardage (3,759). .bio-section-header Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports, Jan 1, 2022; Tampa, FL, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin runs out of the tunnel before the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the 2022 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Hes 1-7 against top five teams, beating top-ranked Ohio State with the Badgers back in 2010. [5] Since then, he has been considered a top recruiter. Penn State was also 11th in tackles for loss (7.8). [11] After Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn turned down the job, Vanderbilt began talks to hire Franklin as its head coach. Needless to say, the Penn State Twitter army was out in full force with. 1 running back in the state of Pennsylvania in 2015 (Saquon Barkley), 2016 (Sanders), 2022 (Singleton) and 2023 (London Montgomery). Fleck has an identical win percentage to Fitzy, however, that includes an 0-3 record at Western Michigan. Franklin, who is in his eighth season at PSU, signed a six-year contract extension, pushing his deal with Penn State until Dec. 31, 2031. Schiano actually has a higher win percentage against top five teams, going 2-6 in his career. 1 player in Pennsylvania (Jven Williams). He threw for 2,438 yards, 22 touchdowns and only eight interceptions in 2010, with All-ACC receiver Torrey Smith making 67 catches for 1,055 yards and 12 scores. Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic . [4], Franklin began his coaching career in 1995 coaching wide receivers at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Combined with his neutral record, hes 2-3 away from home, which is slightly more human than his overall record would indicate. Or write about sports? Franklin guided Penn State to back-to-back New Years Six bowls in 2016 (Rose) and 2017 (Fiesta) for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta). 2006-07 - Kansas State (OffensiveCoordinator/Quarterbacks) Franklin is 3-11 against Michigan/MSU/OSU while at PSU, with one win against each team. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Penn State football was once a source of immense pride. In the eyes of some Nittany Lion fans . Like piecing together a revamped offense . Hes 2-3 against top five teams, which means hes 4-0 against teams ranked 6-10. They've lost twice by one point, and once in double overtime. He went 2-7 with Wisconsin before jumping ship for Arkansas, then 2-11 with the Razorbacks before limping back to the Big Ten. However, Fitzgerald is a shocking 0-8 all-time against top five teams, begging the question: how has he only faced eight top five teams in two decades? First time a Vanderbilt team went to a bowl in back-to-back years. James Franklin's record with Penn State, to this point, is 67-32. This thread is archived So while we work on applying some science to figure those out, let's run through the Misery Index, from least miserable to most: 14. Ohio State won in Franklin's first two seasons, but in 2016, a blocked punt and blocked field goal helped Penn State upset the #2 ranked Buckeyes . The 2011 seniors for the Vanderbilt football team became the first class in program history to qualify for two bowl games while at the school. Penn State was idle during Week 6 of the season and sat on a 5-0 record, but the rest of college . James Franklin Record (June 21, 1861 - 1935) was a pastor, school teacher, and President of Pikeville Collegiate Institute, and later Pikeville College. 10:54 Certainly, James Franklin knows what needs to be fixed. One hundred twenty four of the 251 signees (49 percent) under Franklin are from within a 250-mile radius of State College. You can interpret this list how you want. PSU led the Big Ten with 104 tackles for loss (T-4th nationally) and 42 sacks (T-6th), and 26 different Nittany Lions had at least a full tackle for loss, good for second in the nation. James Geoffrey Franklin (born February 2, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. Penn State signed a Rivals No. He graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in May 2020. The Nittany Lions surged in 2016, winning nine consecutive games en route to the Big Ten Championship, a Rose Bowl berth and an 11-3 overall record. Idaho State ranked ninth nationally in total offense that year. The engaging and enthusiastic Franklin is a popular speaker and media interview subject. Disgusting. He is one of about a dozen major college football coaches whose annual salary surpasses $8 million. Franklins 24 wins tied Dan McGugin for most by a Vanderbilt coach in his first three seasons. Largest margin of victory against secondary rival Kentucky (40) since 1916 when Vanderbilt won 450. Barrett (2014, 2017). A program-record 10 Nittany Lions were named 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, besting the previous mark of nine set a year earlier. As part of the Cotton Bowl festivities in 2019, Franklin and his family made a $10,000 financial commitment to the Dallas Childrens Hospital. James Franklin's Overall Coaching Record 85-43 (0.664%) See the James Franklin Coaching Tree Below 2020 Penn State Football Season: 4-5 Expected: 11.7 wins | Grade: F Week 17 Bowl Week: Did not make a Bowl in 2020 Week 16 W 56-21 Illinois Week 15 W 39-24 Michigan State Week 14 W 23-7 Rutgers Week 13 W 27-17 Michigan Week 12 L 41-21 Iowa We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. "I've responded to some people who've said, 'I sure hope you've done your due diligence,'" Joyner said. First 8-win season since 1982. McSorley was named the Grange-Griffin Big Ten Championship Game MVP, as well as earning Maxwell Club Tri-State Player of the Year and All-Big Ten second-team honors. Penn State posted its fourth-straight top 12 finish in the final College Football Playoff rankings, coming in 10th. Jonathan Sutherland led the way with a pair of blocked punts in the season-opener against Idaho, marking the first time since 2000 the Nittany Lions had two blocks in a game. And here he is, the reason were here today. Do you have a blog? Penn State finished the season 94, ranked #17 in the AP and Coaches Poll. 14 by Rivals and No. var sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_run_inline = true; Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, April 30, 6:46AM. Penn State earned its fourth 11-win season in the last seven years with an 11-2 record. Following a blowout 41-17 loss to the Michigan Wolverines Saturday, Penn State head coach James Franklin addressed the media. Running back Saquon Barkley finished a stellar collegiate career by winning the Paul Hornung Award for the nations most versatile player, three major Big Ten awards Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year, Rodgers-Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football for the second-straight season. The coward Jim Leonhard has yet to play a top ten opponent while at Wisconsin, making even Gary Barta blush at the Charmin-esque schedule. Purdum has Penn State's James Franklin owning the fifth-worst record among current FBS coaches against the spread in games following a loss at 13-25-1. All rights reserved. 1-ranked recruits in their respective states (Brandon Smith, Adisa Issac and Sal Wormley). Long Snapper Chris Stoll won the Patrick Mannelly Award, honoring the nations top player at his position. Stout was named the Big Ten Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year, becoming the first Penn State player to win the award. Big Ten football at Penn State continues to be a learning experience for Omari Evans. The Nittany Lions finished the 2019 season 112, and had a conference record of 72. Oh Bert. James Franklin, on New Year's Day, will be coaching his seventh bowl game as the head coach of Penn State, the second-most appearances of any head coach in program history. Ive sorted them into three tiers: those who cant hang with the best, those who hold their own, and those who are made for the moment. In 2019, punter Blake Gillikin took home CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team honors for the second-straight year to become the 12th two-time first-team selection in Penn State history. Franklin has served as the head football coach at Penn State University since 2014 and served in the same position at Vanderbilt University from 2011 to 2013. File this next to the unimaginable 6-4 . Im aware that this allows early season clownfraud trasch wins, but yall play pillow-soft non-cons anyways, so its legitimate more-often-than-not. Barkley became the 100th first-team All-American in program history with Consensus All-America honors and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. On December 17, Vanderbilt announced Franklin had been hired as head coach. The Nittany Lions were defeated by a score of 2410 to finish the season 7-6. "He has been through the most thorough vetting process that any individual has gone through at the university," Erickson said after a press conference at Beaver Stadium where Franklin made his first official appearance as a leader of Penn State. Fashanu also would be the first offensive lineman selected in the first round in head coach James Franklin's tenure. Contact the respective county clerk of State Attorney's Office for more information. function sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_inline(browserType) { 8 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls and No. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. As Jim Harbaugh and James Franklin prepare to write the next chapter in this series, Sporting News' Bill Bender remembers the history of these two teams, from the perspective of those closest. Franklin has guided the Nittany Lions to an 86 percent graduation success rate, a perfect single-year 1,000 APR for the 2018-19 school year and record-breaking performances in the classroom.

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