Lost in the fallout of Franklin's departure is that Penn State also will start a new quarterback against Iowa. Redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer replaces the injured Drew Allar, whom ESPN reported had surgery this week to repair a broken ankle.

The No. 7 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions face the UCLA Bruins looking for a big win during Week 6 of the football season as PSU looks to bounce back from their crushing loss to Oregon last week.

Plenty of things are going wrong for Penn State over the past few weeks. A head coach in his 12th year doesn’t get fired for nothing, right? But the Nittany Lion offense, saddled with a ton of veteran players and a second-year play caller,

Former Penn State coach James Franklin is scheduled to appear live on Saturday's ESPN College GameDay, six days after being fired. According to ESPN, Franklin will join the GameDay set live from Athens, Georgia, site of Saturday's Georgia-Ole Miss game.

Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft and interim coach Terry Smith spoke to media on Monday, Oct. 13. Here's what they said:

Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal will go live at noon to discuss one of the busiest weeks in Penn State history.