LAS VEGAS – Penn State’s appearance in last season’s Big Ten championship game was the Nittany Lions’ first since 2016, the year Saquon Barkley, Trace McSorley, Chris Godwin and the rest knocked off Wisconsin in Indianapolis to win the title.

Entering his 12th season as head coach, Franklin says his team is embracing the conversations that rank the Nittany Lions as the class of college football heading into this season.

Penn State football HC James Franklin wants to see each conference play the same number of conference games to make the CFP more fair.