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Fans are coming for Penn State head coach James Franklin after the coach decided against going for it on fourth-and-short from around midfield with his team down a touchdown.
The Nittany Lions instead elected to punt the ball away to an Ole Miss offense that’s been humming thus far and now find themselves down two scores.
It didn’t take long for Franklin and the word “coward” to start trending on Twitter.
“James Franklin is a coward,” a user said.
James Franklin is a coward
— 2FatKids1Cake (@snipe614) December 30, 2023
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“James franklin is a gigantic coward lmao,” another laughed.
James franklin is a gigantic coward lmao
— Breeze (@Kbreeze20) December 30, 2023
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“James Franklin coaches like a coward unless he’s trying to run up the score against Rutgers late in the 4th quarter of a blowout,” a fan replied. “Total fraud.”
James Franklin coaches like a coward unless he’s trying to run up the score against Rutgers late in the 4th quarter of a blowout. Total fraud
— Dylan Housman (@Dylan_Housman) December 30, 2023
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“James Franklin biggest coward,” another person tweeted.
James Franklin biggest coward
— Christian Van Epps (@ChristianVanEpp) November 25, 2023
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“James Franklin is the greatest bandit in the history of thievery.”
James Franklin is the greatest bandit in the history of thievery
— SnoopySparty🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ (@SnoopySparty7) December 30, 2023
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“Y’all scream at Ryan Day all the time on this app but ignore James Franklin [bringing] in top 10 classes just to lose damn near every big game,” another fan commented.
Y’all scream at Ryan Day all the time on this app but ignore James Franklin brining in top 10 classes just to lose damn near every big game
— Kieran (@carebearkieran) December 30, 2023
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Tough times in Happy Valley.