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James Franklin speaks to ‘fair’ assessment of Penn State legacy
By Paul Harvey
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James Franklin is not surprised that questions about his performance in big games have come up. After saying the time was not right to talk about the body of work on Saturday, Franklin addressed the idea of his Penn State legacy during Tuesday’s press conference.
The head coach admitted it’s “fair” to judge his staff for “all of it,” including the performance in big games. But Franklin also believes a truly fair assessment would also include a look at the good parts of his tenure.
“I think it’s more than fair to judge me and my staff for all of it, right? I mean, that’s what it’s all about. The good, the bad, the consistency, the lack of success in that game. All of it,” said Franklin. “That’s totally fair to be judged by all of those things.”
Franklin admitted he would not get into the specifics of his entire body of work “right now” due to timing, but he’s not afraid to be judged by the whole body of work.
“But I also think it’s important to judge the entire body of work, all of it. Which I don’t need to get into right now because I don’t want it to come off the wrong way,” Franklin explained. “But yeah, I think it’s totally fair to be judged on all those things. The whole body of work, the good and the bad.”
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.