Franklin, HC at Ped $tate may be in trouble

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Penn State coach James Franklin facing shocking allegations

A former Penn State physician has accused Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin of interfering with medical decisions on his players.

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I've always thought the guy was a weasel...

Ex-Penn State football doc alleges James Franklin interfered with medical decisions

A former Penn State football team doctor has alleged that head coach James Franklin tried to interfere with medical decisions involving players on the team, acc

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New trial in ex-PSU doc's allegations of Franklin

The trial for a case involving the former Penn State team doctor and his allegations against coach James Franklin was delayed Monday after a statement from a defense attorney to the jury prompted the judge to declare a mistrial.

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I'm don't think it would be a good thing for us if they're without him this Fall... I've always thought we had a fighting chance against them as long as he's the HC...

He's been coated in Teflon his entire career there though so maybe he'll last one more season...

 

[Pazhoosier85]

TA is going to end up falling into being HC at PSU.

 

[76-1]

TA is going to end up falling into being HC at PSU.

I'm wondering how many games Allen lasts as the p$u faithful watches their highly rated defense drop to the low-20's... I'm guessing he'll be gone by..., or before..., their 9th game...

This stuff with Franklin might turn out to be even more serious than it seems (for his job retention). Last November he was sitting on a $$$$$$ 64 mil Buyout and it most likely is still hovering in that range... Those interference with the doctors charges might just give p$u exactly the lever they need to dump him "for cause" and avoid the buyout... Could be too much of a potential windfall to ignore...

 

[82hoosier]

Could Tom Allen be just a walk down the hall away from being the new Penn State head coach?

 

[Chriselli]

Is CTA just a really good leaker? He's definitely got a blueprint.

 

[nichlee]

I'd like to see what more comes out about this because there's a lot of weirdness around this:

• this doctor is suing Penn State for firing him
• the situation surrounding the player was because of a suicide attempt and subsequently pulling his position on the team and scholarship not forcing players to play a la Kevin Wilson
• apparently Franklin and Penn State athletics were dropped from the lawsuit because of a mistake in filing on the doctor's lawyers part
• one of the allegations is the medical staff weren't allowed to blocking the Nike symbol when taping players but Penn State showed proof that was untrue

I'm not sure the coach who has an almost .700 win% at Penn State, better conference win% than JoePa, 4 top 10 finishes, and 5 NY6 bowl berths is the one we need in charge to have a fighting chance against. PSU can't swing with the big boys but if OSU and Michigan are 1a and 1b, PSU is clear 2. I'd rather have a new coach coming in mid offseason to play against than the established HC.

Would be hilarious to see CTA fall upwards to the head coach position, especially since he has HC experience and Kotelnicki doesn't. If he gets ousted I assume it would go to Terry Smith who has the AHC tag and has been at PSU as long as Franklin has.

 

[kmathum]

Could Tom Allen be just a walk down the hall away from being the new Penn State head coach?

And isn't the PSU AD an IU grad?

 

[Hoosier Clarion]

Could Tom Allen be just a walk down the hall away from being the new Penn State head coach?

Lightning can strike multiple.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

The Dr. claimed wrongful termination. Nothing will come of this. Zero. The original case was thrown out.
He is not suing Franklin nor Penn State Athletics, who were dismissed as defendants after the statute of limitations expired in 2020.

 

[kmathum]

The Dr. claimed wrongful termination. Nothing will come of this. Zero. The original case was thrown out.
He is not suing Franklin nor Penn State Athletics, who were dismissed as defendants after the statute of limitations expired in 2020.

Franklin's so slimy he's slipped out of a number of tight spots over the course of his career.

 

[Tokyo Steve]

A few people posting in this thread seem to be under the impression that we will play PSU this season.

 

[76-1]

A few people posting in this thread seem to be under the impression that we will play PSU this season.

You are correct (and I stand corrected), we won't see them again until 2025... I think that's the 2nd time I've made that error... I guess I really wanted to see them this Fall... 🙄😖

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[iueyedoc99]

TA is going to end up falling into being HC at PSU.

I can see it now….CTA falls ass backwards into another lucrative HC gig where beginners luck strikes twice and he makes it to the national title game against…Kalen DeBoer!!

 

[kmathum]

I can see it now….CTA falls ass backwards into another lucrative HC gig where beginners luck strikes twice and he makes it to the national title game against…Kalen DeBoer!!

And he walked away from IU with 10 mil. Only in America

 

[Kelly_32]

Penn State lost this case and the fired team doctor was awarded $5.25 million.

Ex-PSU doctor awarded $5.25M in termination suit

A jury Wednesday found in favor of a former Penn State athletics team doctor who claimed head football coach James Franklin interfered with medical treatment and that he was removed as team physician in retaliation for complaining about Franklin.

www.espn.com