None of the assembled media inside Beaver Stadium’s press room knew what to expect from Coach Franklin. This season’s press conferences delivered the stunning (Ivan Drago), the captivating (the Dalai Lama), and even the questionable (Abe Lincoln beard growing contest). But following Coach Franklin’s post-game presser against Ohio State, the hardened veterans of central Pennsylvania’s best sports beat prepared for whatever may come.
Well friends, “it” came. Into the room and onto the stage strode James Franklin in John Wayne’s 1948 Red River costume, replete with six-shooter by his side.