Overview

• UCLA, previously 0-4, beat then–No. 7 Penn State 42–37, marking the first winless team to topple a top-10 opponent since 1985.
• Public pressure intensified as Paul Finebaum said Franklin "should be fired," and Kirk Herbstreit pointed to coaching and defensive concerns after the loss.
• Reports place Franklin’s buyout near $50–$56 million if he is fired, while The Athletic notes Penn State would owe about $2 million if he departs for another head-coaching job.
• Franklin acknowledged the defense is not playing as fast or aggressively as in past seasons and said accountability starts with him as staff questions surface.
• Penn State’s $700 million Beaver Stadium renovation adds fiscal strain as the 3–2 Nittany Lions try to regroup against Northwestern before Iowa, Ohio State and Indiana.