Penn State Coach James Franklin to reporter: You're speaking Japanese

Penn State might have its best-ever team under the guidance of James Franklin, and it might be positioned to claim its second Big Ten Conference championship under Franklin -- the last in 2016 -- as well as the accompanying College Football Playoff bid that certainly would follow.

So, during his weekly media gaggle Tuesday, Franklin was incredulous when a reporter suggest the Nittany Lions might need burgeoning star quarterback Drew Allar to heave the ball downfield -- turnover possibilities be damned.

Worth noting: Allar, with 15 career games played at Penn State, never has thrown an interception and has emerged as one of the best offensive caretakers in all of college football.

"I don't really understand what you're saying because we would never -- like my skin is curling when you say, just drop back and chuck it deep no matter what," Franklin said. "I don't know what you're saying. It's like you're speaking --"

Reporter: "Just take the shot?"

"No matter what," Franklin said.

Undeterred, the reporter pressed forward to ask more if Franklin felt Allar needed to perhaps be deliberately reckless with the football downfield, if only to open the Nittany Lions's running lanes.

"Still, you're speaking Japanese," Franklin told the reporter. "We have never done that, just throw the ball up and maybe he'll be open and maybe he'll catch -- like my skin is like -- you're making my uncomfortable. I don't know what you're talking about. We would not do that. We would never do that. 

"We've never thought about doing that, as a head coach, as an offensive coordinator, as a receivers coach -- when I coached the receivers I didn't want them to do that.

"So, no. No. Strong no. Like, yeah, no.

"I'm hoping we can cut this out so this doesn't even get out into the universe."

Alas, it was not edited out of Franklin's interview and here it is with Franklin's candid response.

The undefeated Nittany Lions, and turnover-less Allar, face UMass at home this week following their open date. Their first major test comes Oct. 21 on the road at fellow top-10 resident and Big Ten rival Ohio State.