The Penn State fans chanting “Fire Franklin” during Saturday’s ugly home loss to Northwestern got their wish one day later.
The school canned longtime football coach James Franklin on Sunday after the program suffered its third straight defeat following a 3-0 start to the season.
The 53-year-old Franklin, in his 12th year in Happy Valley, had $49 million remaining on his contract, according to ESPN.
The Nittany Lions opened the year as preseason No. 2 team in the country after falling to Notre Dame in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff in January.
After winning their first three games, they dropped a double-OT crusher at home to Oregon before suffering a shocking 42-37 road loss to previously winless UCLA last week. The Bruins, who had fired coach Deshaun Foster in September, also won Saturday at Michigan State.
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