Penn State had its spring game on Saturday afternoon, with Blue defeating White 21-10. At halftime, we had another appearance from writer and part-time James Franklin impersonator Keegan-Michael Key. After halftime, Key led the team out of the tunnel dressed like Coach Franklin. It’s pretty scary how much he looks like him:
Keegan-Michael Key did his spot-on James Franklin impression again at Penn State’s spring game
Uncanny!
One of my favorite parts of this is when he imitates Franklin’s run, which we saw after he chased down one of his players to shake hands after a loss to Michigan State last season
Key, a Penn State grad, has done this impression before — during College GameDay from New York City last season, he made an appearance wearing the get-up.
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Key was referring to Franklin calling time out while up by 56 points against Georgia State the week prior, which is probably another reason Franklin received “about a hundred nasty messages.” Key did the impression for the team during homecoming week a few years ago, too
Franklin himself has even jokingly addressed the case of his mistaken identity around the program:
Hopefully this isn’t the last we see of Key’s amazing James Franklin impression, but we may have to wait until the season starts in the fall for that.
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