Penn State's James Franklin Angry As Oregon Ducks Band Interrupts Press Conference After Big Ten Title

The Oregon Ducks made it easy for the College Football Playoff committee with the 45-37 win in the Big Ten Conference title game over the Penn State Nittany Lions. Coach James Franklin's postgame press conference was interrupted by Oregon's band and Franklin was not happy.

Dec 7, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin reacts after a touchdown against the Oregon Ducks during the second quarter in the 2024 Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-Imagn Images / Robert Goddin-Imagn Images

Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning punched his ticket as the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff with the 45-37 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Big Ten Conference championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Before Penn State coach James Franklin could even speak on what happened with the media, the Oregon band was playing in the background and interrupted him.

"I have no problem with them celebrating, but this is kind of a JV set-up," Franklin said after the loss.

James Franklin’s postgame presser just got interrupted by the Oregon band playing the fight song outside.

“I have no problem with them celebrating, but this is kind of a JV set-up.” pic.twitter.com/FD71tfLoty

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Franklin continued to let out his frustrations with the Big Ten referees. The Nittany Lions had five penalties for 65 yards while Oregon had three penalties for 24 yards.

"I don't want this to come off the wrong way, I give Oregon a ton of credit, but the penalties were pretty lopsided."

- Penn State coach James Franklin

Dec 7, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin talks during the first quarter against the Oregon Ducks in the 2024 Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images / Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

Near the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter, Penn State quarterback Drew Allar threw an incomplete pass to wide receiver Omari Evans. That drop had Franklin questioning the decision-making of the refs even more.

"There were a couple calls that we didn't get, that I thought we should've... I get you're going to miss some calls... from what I saw on the jumbotron, that was a catch, and you can't miss those types of calls in these types of games."

- Penn State coach James Franklin

James Franklin was not happy after this was ruled incomplete. pic.twitter.com/g1OJYeNrKy

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Penn State is still very much in the College Football Playoff picture. The question is if the Nittany Lions will be hosting a playoff game back in Beaver Stadium or if they will be having to travel to a hostile road environment.

"We'll find out tomorrow if we have a home game in 16 inches of snow or whether it's on the road."

- Penn State coach James Franklin

Dec 7, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions wide receiver Omari Evans (5) catches a touchdown pass against the Oregon Ducks during the second quarter in the 2024 Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images / Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

The Ducks don't have to worry about where they will end up playing next as the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day is presumably next for the No. 1 team in the country. The last time that Oregon and Penn State played each other before tonight was 29 years ago in the 1995 Rose Bowl. The Nittany Lions beat the Ducks, 38-20.

"You've got to give Oregon and Coach Lanning credit. They did a really good job. Created some challenging situations for us on offense, defense and special teams. But I'm proud of our guys. We played the number one team in the country and had a chance to win the game at the end," said Franklin after the game.

Oregon's offense put up 45 points on the board against Penn State which is the tied for third-most in the Big Ten Conference title game history. Dillon Gabriel threw for four touchdowns, tied for second from a quarterback in Big Ten Championship history.

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