Penn State coach James Franklin says the Big Ten and SEC deserve the most College Football Playoff bids because they've 'earned it.'
College Football Playoff yelling season is in full swing. Penn State isn't immune from having its name invoked, for better or worse, as the No. 4 team in theSo on Wednesday, Penn State coach James Franklin was asked to evaluate the strength of the Big Ten this season. He responded by saying that the Big Ten and the SEC should compose the majority of the 12-team playoff field and didn't apologize for it.
"Obviously I'm concerned about Penn State and obviously I'm concerned about the Big Ten, but I’m one of the few guys who’s been a head coach in both conferences," said Franklin, who spent three years at Vanderbilt before becoming Penn State's head coach in 2014. "And to me, the right thing to be talking about is the two best conferences in all of college football are the Big Ten and the SEC, and we should have the most teams in .
"It's interesting because there's this battle going on right now in terms of the narrative of college football."
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