P enn State's coaching search enters Week 2, which means it's just getting started. James Franklin is off to find a new place to win a national championship, and Penn State Athletic Director Pat Kraft is conducting an insulated process to identify his successor.

Reminder: The 12-team CFP is made up of the five-highest ranked conference champions and seven at-large teams. First-round byes are no longer given to the four highest-ranked champs. In the new straight seeding format, byes go to the four highest-ranked teams.

Urban Meyer and Tom Rinaldi broke down the top options to be the next Head Coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions.

James Franklin said Saturday he was shocked when Penn State fired him hours after a loss in which the Nittany Lions also lost quarterback Drew Allar to a season-ending injury, but that he cannot wait to coach again elsewhere.

Penn State was justified in its decision to fire coach James Franklin. Though the Nittany Lions' precipitous fall midway through the 2025 season catalyzed the move, discontent had been brewing for a while due to Franklin's persistent inability to deliver in big moments.

Fox Sports commentator Tim Brandon also engaged in some discussions on X, and he had floated a well-known name as the potential coach: Jon Gruden.

Penn State football quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer will get his first college start at Iowa, in place of injured Drew Allar.

SportsLine's model has revealed its Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions picks in the first game since PSU fired James Franklin

The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Iowa Hawkeyes meet on Saturday in a Big Ten matchup that will be televised nationally. The game will feature a Penn State team on a three-game losing streak, who just head coach James Franklin. It'll also feature an Iowa team hanging in the Big Ten championship race.

On Saturday, Michigan bounced back from a Week 7 loss at USC by defeating Washington 24-7 behind 230 passing yards and two touchdowns from Bryce Underwood, along with three interceptions by the Wolverines ’ defense off Huskies quarterback Demond Williams.

Nick Saban’s wife Terry made it clear how she feels about her husband being linked to the head-coaching vacancy at Penn State.