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James Franklin gave a student the shirt off his back to cover up Michigan State sweatshirt

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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James Franklin doesn’t want to see support for any other schools on the Penn State campus, especially not a division rival. So when he saw a student walking around with a Michigan State sweatshirt on, he decided she needed something to add to her wardrobe.

Now, Megan McNeely is the proud owner of one of James Franklin’s Nittany Navy Penn State vests. When Franklin spotted McNeely wearing a Michigan State sweater on campus, he had to do something about it.

“We were standing there talking and I heard someone start saying ‘Michigan State?! Why are you wearing that,'” McNeely told OnwardState.com.

Franklin walked over to her, took off his vest and allowed McNeely to cover up the Michigan State shirt with the new PSU vest. McNeely said she owned the shirt because she is originally from Michigan and has several friends who attend school in East Lansing.

“Franklin was super nice and fun about it,” McNeely said. “He definitely made my day.”

The lesson here? If you ever want free Penn State gear, just wear a different school shirt on campus and hope to run into the head football coach. Although he may eventually run out of those blue vests.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB