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James Franklin provides Week 1 depth chart updates

James Franklin shares results of wide receiver, safety position battles, among others, going into Penn State's season opener ...

James Franklin: Beaver Stadium progress 'impressive'

Penn State coach James Franklin checked out the under-renovation stadium a few days before the Nittany Lions' 2025 opener vs.

Nevada's Jeff Choate 'Fired Up' to Coach Where Joe Paterno Led Penn State

The Wolf Pack visit Penn State for the first time, and Choate believes the Nittany Lions are championship contenders.

James Franklin on a speedy WR’s status for Nevada: ‘He’s looked really good the last week or so’

The three high-profile transfer wideouts Penn State added in the offseason can do different things for James Franklin’s team ...

James Franklin: Overrated or underappreciated? College football may get its answer this season

Franklin is college football's most polarizing elite coach, and even he is willing to concede that this season is huge for his reputation.

Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 1 Penn State

It’s now or never for the Nittany Lions to win a national title and help coach James Franklin shake the derisive narrative.

Penn State’s projected 2025 starting lineup: Offense, defense, and a couple of specialists

Expectations have never been higher during the James Franklin era. This is Year 12 for Franklin, who arrived in State College ahead of the 2014 season.