It's not every day college football coaches go at it with fans, but that's exactly what Penn State football coach James Franklin did Saturday during Penn State's Blue-White spring football game. Franklin did his best to defend himself after a fan called the Nittany Lions coach a "fraud.

Penn State coach James Franklin downplayed Rucci’s limited availability this spring, instead focusing on the opportunity it created for tackle prospects J’ven Williams and Owen Aliciene. The latter is a January enrollee.

After the Blue-White Game on Saturday, Penn State football coach James Franklin made a pit stop for the "Hype Cam" in the Beaver Stadium tunnel. Franklin delivered an animated pitch, as many of his players did,

The top transfer portal linebackers still available include Amare Campbell (from North Carolina), Andrew Simpson ( Boise State) and Shay Taylor (Ohio University). Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @YDRPennState.

Penn State's 2022 recruiting class led by Drew Allar, Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen and Dani Dennis-Sutton, should figure prominently in next year's draft.