New year, new slate, no outside noise. That’s the mantra in Happy Valley, despite James Franklin being saddled with a 4-20 mark as coach at Penn State against teams ranked in the AP Top 10.

Ahead of his 12th season, head coach James Franklin is welcoming heightened expectations amid criticism about Penn State's poor record in big games."I'm excited about the opportunity to change that narrative,

Penn State Coach James Franklin beat reality 10 years ago at Vanderbilt. ... Ten years on, Franklin tries to beat Michigan in a different kind of noise and at a different kind of juncture.

Nebraska travels to Beaver Stadium in late November for a game Penn State expects to directly impact its place in the College Football Playoff field.

Penn State head coach James Franklin is getting beaten up on social media following Saturday's loss to ... “James Franklin is 4-16 against Michigan and Ohio State,” sports writer Dick Weiss ...

James Franklin has no shortage of accomplishments nine games into his 10th season as the Penn State football coach. During that time, Franklin has guided the Nittany Lions to an 86-38 record — a ...

The incident occurred five days after Harbaugh said Penn State coach James Franklin engaged in "whining" when he brought up a halftime incident during the Penn State-Michigan game Oct. 15.

Certainly, James Franklin knows what needs to be fixed. He's getting paid too much money, has recruited too well, has coached too many close games not to know. He's been at Penn State too long now.