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With sanctions in past, pivotal season awaits Franklin, Penn State

Sports Illustrated's Chris Johnson and Colin Becht discuss potential breakout stars heading into the 2016 college football season.

  • With the sanctions from the Sandusky scandal now behind them, James Franklin and Penn State are facing much higher expectations ahead of the 2016 season.

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CHICAGO — As Big Ten Media Days kicked off on Monday, the proceedings seemed almost dull. There was no scandal, no obscene television deal, no murmurings of realignment.