<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0A9n96_0vONyAHB00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0A9n96_0vONyAHB00" width="1280" height="844" ><p>James Franklin is not going to be thrilled with Saturday’s start.</p><p>No. 8 Penn State doesn’t quite look the part at the top of Saturday’s action in college football, as the Nittany Lions have severely underperformed against an unranked Bowling Green team that they were expected to roll over.</p><p>Penn State made a solid first impression in the first week of the season, outlasting and seemingly unphased by a nearly 2 1/2-hour weather delay, defeating a potential dark horse team in the West Virginia Mountaineers on the road, 34-12.</p><p>Quarterback Drew Allar looked nothing short of a potential Heisman Trophy candidate as he completed 11 of his 17 passing attempts for 216 yards with 3 touchdowns.</p><p>There was talk before of Penn State’s likely road to the College Football Playoff with the way they dominated on Saturday, as well as the ease of schedule coming up. That’s pretty much completely died down now with the way the defense has faltered against the Bowling Green Falcons, who look to head into the locker room at halftime with a 24-20 lead.</p><p>It is games like these that show that it truly is any given Saturday in the sport. Social media had plenty to say about the way things have gone in what was anticipated to originally be a blowout:</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">One of the worst quarters of defensive football during the James Franklin era that I can recall.</p><p>— Black Shoe Diaries (@BSDtweet) <a href="https://twitter.com/BSDtweet/status/1832458761857831098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If we lose this game James Franklin should be fired before leaving Beaver Stadium</p><p>— Paul House (@PaulHouse12) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulHouse12/status/1832458851452371226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">James Franklin's team is doing James Franklin things.</p><p>— Oliver VanDervoort (@itmeolliev) <a href="https://twitter.com/itmeolliev/status/1832460337226117157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dont let the Texas vs Michigan game distract you from the fact James Franklin still stinks</p><p>— Official Ohio State DG (@DylanEveryday) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanEveryday/status/1832461126136709516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Are you telling me a James Franklin-coached team might be a fraud?!? Say it ain't so!</p><p>— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status/1832457249869971619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">James Franklin will never be an elite coach until he can learn to show up for the big games smh <a href="https://t.co/66A4BldFYt">pic.twitter.com/66A4BldFYt</a></p><p>— Isaiah Walker (@walkeri141) <a href="https://twitter.com/walkeri141/status/1832460786452599294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Penn State getting torched by Bowling Green. James Franklin already in mid season form.</p><p>— SnoopySparty🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ (@SnoopySparty7) <a href="https://twitter.com/SnoopySparty7/status/1832454927119261754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Allar is a top tier QB and he’s only thrown the ball 6 times this game and were coming up on halftime…</p><p>Do better James Franklin.</p><p>— GC2 (@GCMoney17) <a href="https://twitter.com/GCMoney17/status/1832465931873767742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">take that james franklin haters</p><p>now he cant even win small games</p><p>— john (@jmurr41) <a href="https://twitter.com/jmurr41/status/1832466680616026467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OH NOW JAMES FRANKLIN DOESNT CHASE POINTS????????</p><p>— Ryan Van Horn (@VanHorn12) <a href="https://twitter.com/VanHorn12/status/1832465779922518071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote></div></body>

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James Franklin, Penn State torched for lackluster showing vs. Bowling Green

James Franklin is not going to be thrilled with Saturday’s start. No. 8 Penn State doesn’t quite look the part at the top of Saturday’s action in college football, as the Nittany Lions have severely underperformed against an unranked Bowling Green team that they were expected to roll over.

James Franklin, Penn State torched for lackluster showing vs. Bowling Green

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