Paul Finebaum says he is “baffled” by James Franklin’s decision-making in the Orange Bowl.

Franklin has faced strong criticism for how he handled he end of the Orange Bowl. Penn State received the ball at its own 15-yard line with 47 seconds to go in a 24-24 ball game. Drew Allar threw an interception on the second play of the drive, helping set up Notre Dame’s go-ahead field goal in the final seconds for the 27-24 Irish win to advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Appearing on Friday’s Get Up, Finebaum took issue with the playcall.

“It was a massive mistake,” Finebaum said to host Mike Greenberg. “I know that’s easy to say after the fact… They had not gotten any production in that regard. I just don’t understand what James Franklin was thinking. I think sometimes when you have the record that he does, you get tired of seeing it on Get Up, you get tired of hearing about it, so you do something out of character.

“This just baffled me why he would put such a high risk in this situation. Take a few shots, but make them safe, and go to overtime and try to win the game. You lost the momentum early. You had a 10-0 lead. Remember, you had a 10-0 lead against Ohio State, too? … It turned out to be an absolute mess. He will play for it. I know there will be those who defend him, that’s great. He’s an outstanding coach, but he still hasn’t won that big game.”

Finebaum is not alone in criticizing Franklin, but some will take issue with the “big game” jab as it took 2 CFP wins for Penn State to reach the semifinals.