Penn State fires offensive coordinator Donovan

“I wish him and his family nothing but the best in the future”, Franklin said in the emailed press release.

They gave the Nittany Lions straight Fs for offense, defense, special teams, coaching and overall for their performance in Saturday’s 55-16 loss to Michigan State.

“This season under Donovan, a 1997 graduate of Johns Hopkins, the Penn State offense ranks 108th in the nation in total yards (344.3 per game), 101st in scoring (23.7 points per game), 106th in rushing (135.3) and 82nd in passing (208.9).According to the release, Franklin will immediately begin a national search for Donovan’s replacement”.

But small moments of potential did shine through, and they were from young players who have found themselves coming through for Penn State time and again this year. However, both have been much maligned by the media and fans alike in the past few months for the offensive line’s stunted growth. Franklin was on the road recruiting and not available for comment, spokeswoman Kris Petersen said.It was unclear who will call plays for the Lions in their bowl game.

It is unknown who will step into the offensive coordinator role for Penn State during its bowl game. Donovan was hired in 2014 and has been under fire in recent days for the offensive line’s lack of development over the last two years. We’ll come up with a plan together, trust me.

“Yes, obviously he was comfortable in the pocket”, said Franklin. “There is nobody taking a harder, more detailed look than me”.

Michigan State executed a 12-play drive that lasted 7:08 during the third quarter, in which Scott pounded against the line on seven carries, before Cook threw a six yard touchdown pass to Josiah Price to put the Spartans up 34-10. “That’s what we’re focused on each and every week, to do what we’ve got to do to win each game”. “We really have to pay attention to detail on the defensive end, and it starts with the guards out front and keeping the ball out of the paint”, Chambers said. “Next year will be our first opportunity to be back at full scholarships”. “But we also have to be creative to overcome some of those things, and everybody is being evaluated”. We’ve shown it in flashes but whenever we’ve played the top-tier teams in this conference and in this country we just haven’t been able to get it done yet. I don’t want to get involved in anything that could be a distraction to the kids or to us.