Who should Penn State call to replace James Franklin? Indiana & USC’s big wins & Klatt’s Top 10

The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

Fox Sports

Sports, Football

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the news that Penn State has fired Head Coach James Franklin after the Nittany Lions’ 3rd straight loss. He explains the move and gives his list of names that he believes should be the first calls from the Penn State AD for the open position. Klatt then explains why Indiana’s upset in Eugene over #3 Oregon stamped them as legit National Championship contenders. He then breaks down USC’s statement win over Michigan and why it may have been the most impactful Trojans win since the Pete Carroll days. He also evaluates Texas and Oklahoma after the Longhorns’ convincing win and discusses the Playoff outlook for both teams. Klatt reveals his latest Top 10 where he discusses where to place Indiana after their big win and if anyone can displace Ohio State this week. He also explains why one SEC team went tumbling down his list despite a win over the weekend. 0:00-2:00 Intro2:01-14:44 James Franklin fired by Penn State14:45-20:41 Indiana stuns Oregon in Eugene20:42-26:57 USC blows out Michigan26:58-32:52 Texas rights themselves vs. Oklahoma32:53-46:13 Joel’s Week 7 top 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.5	I think that next head coach is going to be one of these four names.
0:38.5	Their team is good enough to win a national championship.
0:41.7	I think that was maybe as impactful a win that I've witnessed for USC maybe since the Pete Carroll days.
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1:31.2	Hey, welcome into the program, everybody. This is Joel Clatt Show. I am Joel Clatt. This show is brought to you by Graduate by Hilton. We thank them for their support, as always. Big show for you here today, reacting to what has become a wild weekend and really Saturday and then weekend in college football. Obviously, the James Franklin News, we're going to get into that with Penn State.
1:40.7	But also, I felt like there were really four program and season-changing results from this last weekend that took place.
1:43.6	And it's because of the way that the games took place.
1:44.9	We'll get into James Franklin,
1:51.6	Indiana, obviously beaten up on Oregon, up in Eugene, USC over Michigan, Texas, over Oklahoma,
1:56.8	all of that and much more. Obviously, we've got the top 10. There was two good of results here and things to talk about. So my top 10 is going to come later in the program, and you can find
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