The Northwestern loss was James Franklin’s last Penn State game. It was also the unfortunate end to Penn State quarterback Drew Allar’s career. Franklin, fired Sunday by Penn State AD Pat Kraft, confirmed shortly after the Nittany Lions’ upset 22-21 loss to the Wildcats that Allar,

Amid Penn State's three-game losing streak, the team made a surprising change and fired head coach James Franklin.

Kraft added that he knew it was the right decision Saturday, but opted to sleep on it to make sure he felt the same Sunday.

Penn State loses five-star recruit and nation’s top running back after James Franklin firing originally appeared on The Sporting News.

Franklin left the field Saturday to boos from fans and leaves Penn State with the second-most wins all-time with 104.