James Franklin’s Penn State Nittany Lions are suffering this afternoon during their game against the UCLA Bruins. At halftime, the Bruins were leading the Nittany Lions by a surprising 27-7 score at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, California.
Fans were quick to demand more from one of the top programs in the nation, with calls mounting for James Franklin to be fired from the Nittany Lions.
HALFTIME: UCLA 27, Penn State 7#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/Uf9zn4VR3t
— UCLA Football (@UCLAFootball) October 4, 2025
“FIRE JAMES FRANKLIN NOW ! ! !” demanded someone
“No way James Franklin getting outcoached by Joffrey Lannister.” joked someone referencing UCLA’s tight ends coach, Jerry Neuheisel
“Penn state lose this game, leave James Franklin on the field” claimed one fan
“Let Penn State lose by 3 or more possessions shit I’ll leave James Franklin in LA and tell him find his way home” joked someone else
“James Franklin you will not have a job at penn state much longer” claimed one individual
Does James Franklin struggle on the road?
“Still too much of a homefield advantage for James Franklin to conquer” said one fan
Some did defend Franklin.
“All the fair weather Penn state football fans calling to fire James Franklin are dumb.
Franklin would be scooped up by another team in 10 seconds” said someone coming at Franklin’s rescue
James Franklin’s Penn State resurges in the third quarter against UCLA
Currently, the game between the Bruins and Nittany Lions is 33-21 near the end of the third quarter. Although UCLA managed to expand its lead by seven points, with a one-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Nico Iamaleava, most of the quarter was dominated by Penn State.
Things started looking down in the second half for Penn State with a fumble, after quarterback Drew Allar completed a 17-yard pass to Luke Reynolds. Immediately after catching the ball, Reynolds had the ball smacked from his hands by UCLA’s defense.
Then, in the next drive, UCLA failed to convert a 56-yard field goal attempt. Following that, in a five-play drive, the Nittany Lions scored their second touchdown of the game in a 40-yard pass from Allar to Khalil Dinkins. In the next drive, they bottled up UCLA near their end zone and managed to deflect the Bruins’ punt and returned it for a touchdown.
UCLA might be on top, but there’s still a game to play in Los Angeles.
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