Penn State Blocking Out Noise Of Big-Game Losses

LAS VEGAS (AP) — New year, new slate, no outside noise. That’s the mantra in Happy Valley, despite James Franklin being saddled with a 4-20 mark as coach at Penn State against teams ranked in the AP Top 10. Despite his 101-42 mark at the helm, or the two College Football Playoff victories before falling to Notre Dame in last year’s national semifinal, the 53-year-old’s successes can’t seem to outweigh the narrative of losing big games.