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Grausz: Stanford should pounce on James Franklin after Penn State firing

October 14, 2025

By Dylan Grausz, Stanford Cardinal on SI: Stanford football is in the midst of a grueling season, but at the end of the campaign, the elephant in the room will need to be addressed. They’re on the lookout for a new head coach for 2026 and beyond, and Penn State’s firing of James Franklin may have just added another name to the list.

Despite hiring interim head coach, Frank Reich, right before the start of spring practice, general manager Andrew Luck and Reich made it clear that this arrangement was for one season only, meaning that a full-scale national coaching search would still take place after the season.

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