Penn State University announced Friday that it came to terms on a new, six-year contract with head football coach James Franklin.
Franklin, who will be under contract through 2025, said the following about committing long-term to the Nittany Lions program:
"It's not often a coach gets an opportunity to move back to their home state and coach the team they grew up watching. It's even more rare that it's a school as rich in history and tradition as Penn State. It's been an honor and privilege to be the head coach of the Penn State Football program for the last six years.