The frustration and the passion inside James Franklin erupted four years ago at Beaver Stadium. Penn State fell that night to Ohio State 27-26, its second straight one-point loss to the Buckeyes in a game the Nittany Lions led by at least 13 points. Advertisement It was enough to drive their head coach batty and make a proclamation he’s been reminded about many times since. “We’re a great program,” Franklin said. “We lost to an elite program. We’re that close. We have gotten comfortable being great. We’re going to learn from this. We’re going to grow from this. We’re going to find a way to take that next step as a program because we’ve been knocking on the door long enough. Advertisement “It’s my job as the head coach. I will find a way. We will find a way.” He and Penn State haven’t found a way yet. As Franklin…
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