MIDDLETOWN -- Penn State head coach James Franklin has maintained a consistent message when discussing new college football rules, those proposed and those approved, noting that change is fine, but also saying that unintended consequences are likely.
It was no big surprise, then, when the leader of the Lions said he didn't expect the new college football early signing period, approved Monday by the College Commissioners Association to allow for this year's high school seniors to sign a binding National Letter of Intent with the college of their choice over a 72-hour window in late December, to change a whole lot for him and his staff.