Video: James Franklin Has Heated Exchange with PSU Fan After Loss to Will Howard, OSU

Penn State head coach James Franklin appeared to argue with fans at Beaver Stadium on Saturday after the No. 3 Nittany Lions lost 20-13 to No. 4 Ohio State.

Video shared by ESPN's Adam Rittenberg shows Franklin speaking with a fan on his way toward the tunnel after the game.

A closer video of the incident shared by StateCollege.com's Seth Engle showed Franklin asking for the fans' names.

"If you're going to be man enough to talk, what's your name?" Franklin is seen asking the fans, before ringing Penn State's victory bell and leaving the field.

Another video shared by The Athletic's Audrey Snyder showed Franklin facing boos and negative chants as he exited the field.

Franklin told reporters after the loss that he gets why fans are frustrated (h/t Rittenberg.)

"We get an unbelievable crowd here. We get unbelievable support," Franklin said, per Rittenberg. "You don't do that without passion, and there's great things that come from that, and there's hard things that come from that. That's part of the job, and I own it all."

The Penn State coach continued: "There's nobody that's looking in the mirror harder than I am. Ninety-nine percent of the programs across college football would die to do what we've been able to do in our time here. But I also understand when you're at a place like Penn State, there's really, really high expectations."

Franklin concluded: "I get it, I totally get it."

Since hiring Franklin in 2014, Penn State has recorded five 11-win campaigns but holds a record of just 1-13 against top-five opponents.

Penn State is also 1-10 against Ohio State during Franklin's tenure. The Nittany Lions have lost eight straight against the Buckeyes since they last won the matchup in October 2016.

The Nittany Lions climbed out to an early 10-point lead on Saturday after an opening-drive field goal was followed by a pick-six thrown by OSU quarterback Will Howard.

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar was unable to keep the momentum going for the home team as he finished the game having gone 12-of-20 for 146 yards and a pick.

The Nittany Lions got the ball on the Ohio State one-yard line while facing a seven-point deficit with more than five minutes left on the clock, but Franklin and Allar were unable to get the ball into the end zone.

The ball went back to Ohio State. Howard, who completed 16 of 24 pass attempts for 182 yards, two touchdowns and an interception to lead the Buckeyes to the win, appeared to mock Allar after a fourth-quarter first down that put the game out of Penn State's reach.

The Nittany Lions have no remaining games scheduled against ranked opponents. Penn State will look to bounce back from the team's first loss of the season next Saturday during a home game against Washington.