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The recent Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame reignited criticism of James Franklin, casting doubt on his ability to elevate Penn State to the highest level of college football.

This result left head coach James Franklin with a record of 1-15 against teams ranked in the top five and 4-20 against teams in the top 10. As a result, ESPN's Paul Finebaum expressed on "The Paul Finebaum Show" that he believes Franklin is a jinxed coach and has no chance of winning a national championship.

After the Penn State football team lost to Notre Dame, Paul Finebaum calls out James Franklin for unable to win big games.

Paul Finebaum and EJ Manuel assess Penn State coach James Franklin's playcalling in the closing moments of the Orange Bowl that led to Drew Allar throwing an interception.

With the Orange Bowl tied at 24 with 47 seconds left to play, Penn State opted to play aggressively in the hopes of a last-second score against Notre Dame.

Paul Finebaum did not hold back in his criticism of James Franklin after Penn State lost the CFP semifinal in heartbreaking fashion.

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ESPN's Paul Finebaum had a similar take during "First Take" on Wednesday. The college football pundit claimed the Fighting Irish were arrogant for not joining a conference.

Penn State Nittany Lions lost the Orange Bowl 27-24 to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Thursday as James Frankin & Co. missed out on making the national championship game.

After taking some time to digest the decision, ESPN's Paul Finebaum ripped Penn State head coach James Franklin the "massive mistake" that he'll have to "pay" for. "It was a massive mistake...