This brutal James Franklin stat after Notre Dame loss is damning
James Franklin is a good college football coach on paper.
Just look at his overall stats at Penn State as their head coach for the past 11 years: 101-41 overall. Bowl appearances in all but one of his years (and that year happened to be 2020). His teams have finished top-10 in the AP poll four times.
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But he's going to continue to be criticized for not winning in big games. And after the loss to Notre Dame on Thursday night in the College Football Playoff semifinals, it's continuing.
Here's a stat for you: Franklin's Penn State teams are 1-15 against teams ranked in the top-five. That's downright damning.
James Franklin now 1-15 vs. AP top 5 opponents as the head coach at Penn State
— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) January 10, 2025
Not much you can say there. He's going to be followed by that until he wins a "big game" or two.
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