Penn State football lost its third straight game, a homecoming defeat to Northwestern. Fans chanted for coach James Franklin to be fired at the end.

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The Lions have lost two consecutive games, the last one a 42-37 defeat at the hands of heavy underdog UCLA at the Rose Bowl.

After the game, Franklin shared emotional hugs with his daughters Shola and Addison, better known as Addy, which is the usual after-the-game ritual, but it seemed to take on extra gravitas with his job in jeopardy.

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State, which began the season ranked second nationally, dropped its third straight Big Ten game, falling to Northwestern 22-21 Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The also lost starting quarterback Drew Allar for the season to an ankle injury in the fourth quarter.

Alabama extracted its revenge on Vanderbilt with a 30-14 win at home and threw an exclamation point on the end via a 20-yard Jam Miller touchdown with 17 seconds remaining.

A surreal three games of Penn State football has led the program to an inflection point regarding its head coach.