College football Twitter roasted James Franklin after Penn State lost to Nebraska, fell to 0-4

Penn State is 0-4 for the first time in almost 20 years.

Penn State is 0-4 to start the shortened Big Ten season, and that’s a record pretty much no one expected.

The Nittany Lions have lost to Indiana, Ohio State, Maryland and, after Saturday’s game, Nebraska, which won its first game of the season with a 30-23 victory.

It’s the first time Penn State opened a season with an 0-4 record since 2001 and is now one of just two Big Ten teams without a win this year. Needless to say, its fans were furious.

The Nittany Lions out-gained Nebraska, 501 yards to 298 yards, and had 13 more first downs than the Cornhuskers and still managed to lose the game. Quarterback Sean Clifford struggled. He threw an interception in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, he was sacked, lost the ball and watched Nebraska scoop it up and score a touchdown before he was replaced by Will Levis.

Still, Penn State went into halftime down, 27-6. The Nittany Lions came back and was down by seven with the ball in the final fourth-quarter seconds, but Levis and co. just couldn’t find the end zone against Nebraska’s defense.

Coach James Franklin took the bulk of the criticism and jokes from college football fans on Twitter with people questioning the team’s preparation and the play-calling. Some people wondered if this season could cost him his job — though that seems particularly unlikely after Franklin recently signed a new six-year contract that runs through 2025 and guarantees him at least $38.2 million.

In addition to just roasting Franklin, college football Twitter also drew some comparisons to Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, who is regularly criticized when the Wolverines fail to meet expectations.

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