Terrible, James. Just terrible.
Penn State suffered a 27-24 defeat in the College Football Playoff semifinal (Orange Bowl) against Notre Dame, and not only did the Nittany Lions lose, but they choked the game away. And head coach James Franklin is getting absolutely dragged for it.
See, the thing is with Franklin, he has a hard time winning big games — a really hard time. And Thursday night didn’t do anything to help his cause. (RELATED: Notre Dame Punches Their Tickets Into National Championship With Insane 27-24 Victory Against Penn State)
Penn State looked great against mid-tier programs such as SMU and Boise State, but when the heat got cranked up in the College Football Playoff against the Fighting Irish, Franklin proved once again that he can’t win a “big one.” Yeah, the Nittany Lions did their thing with a blazing start, but the choke-fest ruined all of that.
And, unfortunately for Franklin, he’s paying the price for it on social media, as fans are absolutely roasting the skipper for yet again losing a huge game.
Marcus Freeman to James Franklin during this postgame handshake pic.twitter.com/CUETtHzVrg
— Clint Lamb (@ClintRLamb) January 10, 2025
It’s really unbelievable how James Franklin pisses away big games so consistently
— Tequilla (@Tequilla_UW) January 10, 2025
James Franklin doing what he does best, not winning the Big Game pic.twitter.com/6kDXyjlLDG
— DP (Dustyn) (@UODiehard86) January 10, 2025
If you bet on James Franklin in a big game. You have nobody to blame but yourself.
— Jon “Stugotz” Weiner (@stugotz790) January 10, 2025
James Franklin won two playoff games and somehow still hasn’t won a big game.
— Drew Garrison (@DrewGarrison) January 10, 2025
James Franklin blew it in a big game with everything on the line? pic.twitter.com/tzpm58ce9w
— Cheese For Everyone! (@CheeseForEvery1) January 10, 2025
The moment James Franklin lost to Notre Dame. pic.twitter.com/8AYrZM1DrW
— Matt Freeman (@mattfreemanISD) January 10, 2025
Marcus Freeman has more wins against top 5 teams in the last 8 days than James Franklin has in his entire time at Penn State.
— FrankieV UHND ☘️ (@FrankieV_UHND) January 10, 2025
James Franklin in the biggest games of his career pic.twitter.com/8plG782u3x
— Jonathan (@TheLynxital) January 10, 2025
Turns out, James Franklin still can’t win a big game.
— Kayce Smith (@KayceSmith) January 10, 2025
James Franklin is now 1-15 vs. AP top-5 opponents as the head coach at Penn State pic.twitter.com/uvTUztVJ2q
— DraftKings (@DraftKings) January 10, 2025
James Franklin in every big game pic.twitter.com/ATy2YwTAjw
— Underdog (@UnderdogFantasy) January 10, 2025
James Franklin vs Top 10 teams lol pic.twitter.com/4fROrAgOMY
— Bryzzo🌪️🌰 (@isubucks) January 10, 2025
COOKED!
