The Lions247 team has its finger on the pulse of Penn State transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after James Franklin's squad was eliminated in the semifinals of the College

James Franklin coached the Penn State Nittany Lions to a loss in a big game. Franklin cleared one hurdle this year when Penn State finally made the College Football Playoff semifinal after defeating SMU in the first round and Boise State in the second round.

The 2024 season marked the first year that the Penn State Nittany Lions went to the College Football Playoff. Once they made it into the Playoff, the Nittany Lions were able to make some noise, with head coach James Franklin leading them to a pair of wins.

During his postgame media session, Franklin, while answering a question about what it's been like to coach senior tight end Tyler Warren, became emotional while discussing the goals he has for his players and what they mean to him.

Penn State head coach James Franklin isn't too pleased with Notre Dame's independent status heading into the Orange Bowl.

Penn State football has a few culprits for Thursday's heartbreaking Orange Bowl loss to a gritty Notre Dame team

Penn State needs a new defensive coordinator for the third time in four years, as Tom Allen leaves for Clemson after one season with the Nittany Lions. Expect James Franklin and the Nittany Lions to evaluate external and internal candidates for the job.

To Penn State fans, James Franklin should be a hero. Penn State made the Big Ten championship game and the College Football Playoff semifinals. Any Penn State supporter would have been salivating at that prospect before the season.

Jim Harbaugh performed woefully bad in the postseason before winning the national championship. You don’t win the big game until you do. Michigan’s khaki king never won a College Football Playoff game until he burned his blaze of victories last season, not stopping before he’d left for the NFL.

James Franklin had to feel that his Penn State Nittany Lions could taste their berth in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. And why wouldn'

Throughout the four-team College Football Playoff era ... the expanded 12-team format, the Nittany Lions are making some noise. Under James Franklin, Penn State is now just one win vs.

Penn State football coach James Franklin thinks the College Football Playoff is a treasured experience for fans of the programs.