New staff, same challenge: Inside James Franklin's quest to lead Penn State to the CFP
It was a response to the first question during James Franklin's news conference earlier this week in which the Penn State head coach indirectly referenced the breadth of challenges facing his program in 2024, a season that will feature three new coordinators and the vacancies left by eight primary contributors selected in this spring's NFL Draft, four of whom were taken in the first three rounds. Gone, too, are the five wide receivers who entered the transfer portal, headlined by No. 1 target KeAndre Lambert-Smith, now a projected starter at Auburn.
