7:30 a.m., ESPN2: Penn State vs. Central Florida. Set the alarm clock to watch James Franklin's debut with the Nittany Lions as they open the season in Ireland. 8 a.m., ESPN: College GameDay. The three-hour Kickoff show from Fort Worth near the site of
When he found the man he was looking for — Penn State senior Sam Ficken — Franklin grabbed the Nittany Lion kicker, wrapped him up in a bear hug and lifted him off the ground. Minutes later, Franklin and Ficken took turns along with the rest of the
After ten long months of waiting, the Penn State football team is just one day away from kicking off the 2014 season.
To address the continuing depth issues related to scholarship reductions, Franklin and his staff have continued to train players at multiple positions. They call it cross-training, and it's something they first used while coaching at Vanderbilt. Penn
Mangiro and Barnes drew praise from their teammates and temporary coaches on Thursday, when the Penn State football team was treated to about an hour-and-a-half of hurling and Gaelic football instruction from the staff of Experience Gaelic Games.
Welcome Back, Football: Penn State 26, UCF 24
