There’s some buzz out there ahead of Thursday’s Orange Bowl, stemming from James Franklin pregame quotes: Put that up on the ND locker room bulletin board.. — Ray Maddalone (@GlowplugvRay) January 8,

While discussing the opportunity that awaits Penn State in the College Football Playoff, coach James Franklin said Wednesday that the ... along with former Washington and Boise State coach Chris Petersen, now a Fox college football analyst, and Dave ...

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference are among those playing eight-game league schedules. The Mountain West played seven during the most recent regular season. Notre Dame doesn't have even have a league.

Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin said Wednesday that former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban had a bone to pick with him over comments made about the legendary coach’s candidacy for a College Football Commissioner role that currently doesn’t exist,

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James Franklin singled out this week's College Football Playoff semifinal opponent when advocating for sweeping changes to the current model.

Penn State's James Franklin and Georgia's Kirby Smart ... candidates for leadership positions in former Washington coach Chris Petersen and ex-Stanford head man David Shaw. "They should have ...

Penn State coach James Franklin, sitting next to Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, called for consistency across college football.

“This is no knock on Coach or Notre Dame, but I think everybody should be in a conference,” Franklin said ... and whether that is Nick Saban or whether that is Chris Petersen or whether that is Dave Clawson, who I think is a really, really smart ...

MIAMI -- Penn State coach James Franklin knew he was in trouble when his phone rang ... And whether that is Nick Saban or whether that is (former Boise State coach) Chris Petersen or whether that is (former Wake Forest coach) Dave Clawson -- who I think ...

As Pete Sampson, who covers Notre Dame for the Athletic, wrote, “He might as well have patted the 38-year-old on the head and told him what a good job he was doing.’’ That’s apparently how Freeman took it as well. He returned to Notre Dame’s hotel and shared the tone of the presser with his players.

The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference are among those playing eight-game league schedules. The Mountain West played a seven-game league slate.