Christian Hackenberg Reportedly Blamed Decline on Penn State HC James Franklin

March 25, 2016   ·   Adam Wells   ·   Jump to comments

Quarterback Christian Hackenberg is using predraft workouts to rebuild his stock after a lackluster 2015 season, but he's also placing blame for that performance at the feet of his former head coach with the Penn State Nittany Lions, James Franklin.
According to Robert Klemko of the MMQB, Hackenberg has told some NFL teams in interviews that Franklin was at fault for his declining numbers:
Per two personnel sources on two separate teams who have shown interest in drafting Penn State’s Christian Hackenberg, the quarterback has said all the wrong things in interviews when asked to explain his declining sophomore and junior numbers (a combined 28 touchdowns and 21 interceptions). Hackenberg has shifted blame to coach James Franklin, who took over in 2014 when coach Bill O’Brien departed for the Texans.
One talent evaluator told Klemko that even though what Hackenberg said is "probably true, you don’t want to hear a kid say that.”
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