James Franklin after Penn State falls to 0-4 for just the second time in program history: ‘It starts with me’
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Penn State entered the season as a darkhorse College Football Playoff contender.
Now the Nittany Lions are just trying to avoid finishing with the worst record in the Big Ten this season after losing to Nebraska 30-23 and dropping to 0-4 on the season.
James Franklin’s team entered the season ranked No. 7 in the preseason AP Poll but just became the fourth team ever to start the season in the top 10 only to begin the season with an 0-4 record according to ESPN Stats & Info.
Penn State is the first team to suffer that fate since the 1984 Pitt team.
Here are the highlights of Franklin’s postgame press conference.
Franklin on being outscored 93-26 in the first half of games:
“I think early on it was the turnovers and the lack of running game, but in my opinion, it’s turnovers. It’s hard to get into a rhythm, it’s hard to get a groove when you don’t have the confidence that you aren’t going to turn it over.”
Franklin on Penn State’s slow starts this season:
“This year, obviously, we’re not making enough plays. We’re not playing winning football when it comes to turnovers. It’s been challenging to overcome. We’ve played a winning brand of football here for four years.”
Franklin on Brent Fry’s job:
“All of us, the head coach and every assistant and every person in the program, obviously we’re not going a good job, that’s on all of us and it starts with me. That starts with me. Every single area could be better and we all have to do our jobs. But I also know over not only the last seven years here at Penn State, and over 10 years, we’ve played good defense at Penn State.”
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
