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There are already some changes to the Penn State coaching hot board with a couple of new additions for our radar and removal of one top candidate.
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Penn State football roundtable: How will 2025 finish and will Grunkemeyer prove himself?
Now, with interim head coach Terry Smith and redshirt freshman quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer, the Nittany Lions will try and salvage the rest of the 2025 season and find out who is ready to be a major piece of the 2026 team. Let’s take a look at how this year will finish and what comes next.
According to USA TODAY's 2025 compensation survey, Ohio State would owe Day $70,916,667 if they fired the coach without reason as of Dec. 1, 2025. The figure ranks second in the FBS behind only Georgia's Kirby Smart.
Five-star 2027 offensive tackle Layton Von Brandt decommitted from Penn State on Sunday, too, and considering he currently holds an Ohio State offer, he’s certainly another name to monitor. The Buckeyes don’t have an offensive lineman committed in the class yet.
Penn State was ranked No. 2 in the preseason, but after three losses, head coach James Franklin was shown the door.
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Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer thinks Penn State already knows who they're going to hire to replace James Franklin
Former Ohio State Buckeyes and Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer thinks the Penn State Nittany Lions already know who they're going to hire to replace James Franklin. Penn State fired Franklin this past Sunday after the Nittany Lions' loss to Northwestern (which was Penn State's third straight
Penn State has officially ended the James Franklin era. According to The New York Post, the university dismissed the 53-year-old head coach on Sunday following a third consecutive defeat, capped by a stunning 22-21 home loss to Northwestern.
Alabama has three ranked opponents left, but each of those games is at Bryant-Denny Stadium, where Kalen DeBoer hasn’t lost. The Crimson Tide show little resemblance to the team that flopped in Week 1 against Florida State. They look more like the SEC’s best team.
Penn State lost a 4-star quarterback from its 2026 recruiting class, as Troy Huhn announced his decision to decommit. Huhn became the fifth player from the 2026 class, and eighth overall, to reopen the recruiting process following James Franklin's firing on Oct. 12.
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