For a few minutes, it looked like Penn State basketball team was going to flip the script, and do to IU hoops what IU football did to Penn State back in October. However, it was for naught, as the Hoosiers took down the Nittany Lions, 79-76.
Everyone knew that James Franklin was charismatic. Fewer, perhaps, anticipated his captivating performance an hour in the jam-packed Beaver Stadium media room as he addressed Nittany Nation for the first time.
James Franklin spoke to the media for the first time briefly while entering the BJC this afternoon.
Penn State's 16th head coach is on the ground in State College.
Now that it's official that James Franklin is our new head coach, former and current players took to Twitter to welcome him to Happy Valley.
Now, with the sudden departure of Bill O'Brien, the 2013-14 Penn State football recruiting class is facing similar adversity. Keeping the recruiting class in tact is always one of the most important challenges with head coaching turnovers, especially with a class as good as the one O'Brien assembled for 2014. While some of the players have remained quiet, many of the 19 incoming players are sticking behind the school during its latest ordeal.