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James Franklin isn't wrong: Penn State is close to joining to college football's elite

USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg on the biggest risers, fallers and surprises from Week 5 in the top 25 of the Amway Coaches Poll. USA TODAY

More so than any coach in college football, there is no gray area in how Penn State coach James Franklin is perceived on a national level. A good case in point is his postgame screed following the Nittany Lions’ one-point loss to Ohio State, which has been viewed as either a rallying cry in the wake of a brutal setback or an utter load of nonsense.