Calls for James Franklin Firing Grow From Penn State Fans Following Another Shock Loss (Latest Odds)

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C Costigan

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12 October, 2025

James Franlin's days at Penn State certainly look numbered as the Nittany Lions endured another upset loss, this time to Northwestern. But the real loss came when quarterback Drew Allar suffered a eg injury on a third-down play of that game. We quickly learned that Allar will be out for the remainder of this season.

“Drew will be done for the year,” Penn State's head coach confirmed.

Allar’s injury — not specified by the team at the time — capped a three-week stretch in which the Nittany Lions fell from No. 2 in the AP Top 25 after losing in overtime at home to No. 3 Oregon, getting pounded by a previously winless UCLA team last week and being outplayed by Northwestern in front of another restless crowd at Beaver Stadium.

From The Bleacher Report:

Franklin is owed a buyout of just under $50 million if he is fired without cause, USA Today's Ehsan Kassim previously reported. He is currently set to earn $8.5 million per year on a contract that runs through 2031.

Some fans were ready for Penn State to pay up after the program fell to 3-3 with Saturday's loss, including an 0-3 record against Big Ten opponents.

Penn State Talk summed in up like this:

James Franklin is a fantastic program builder. He made Vanderbilt respectable. He brought Penn State back to relevancy. He’s best at building up struggling programs.

But it’s becoming very clear he can’t take it all the way. He’s simply the guy before the guy.

Who's not upset about the Penn State losses among those residing throughout the Keystone State?

That would be the PA bookies no doubt.

They are 0-6 Against The Spread so far this season.

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