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James Franklin details what makes relationship with QB Sean Clifford so strong
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James Franklin has never really shied away from how he feels about QB Sean Clifford. Tuesday’s press conference was no different.
At times, the fans have been very critical of Clifford and especially Franklin’s decision to keep him as his starting quarterback this season.
Franklin feels the way he does about Clifford because of how polarizing the Penn State QB is.
“Shared experience and sometimes shared suffrage,” said Franklin. “One of the things I respect so much about Sean is: I think he’s very self aware. We’ve talked about before, you get a ton of the grief and the frustration. You see that and you hear that and I know as the head coach, probably too much credit when things go well.”
“We’ve talked about before, you get a ton of the grief and the frustration… you see that and you hear that… and I know as the head coach, probably too much credit when things go well.”
— Onward Sports (@OnwardStSports) November 22, 2022
Clifford has 2,341 yards passing with 23 total touchdowns this season. Penn State has a 9-2 record with its two losses coming from Michigan and Ohio State.
Penn State fans will get to see Clifford play for one last time this regular season against Michigan State.
That game will be at Beaver Stadium and starts 4 p.m. ET on FS1.
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.