WATCH: James Franklin turns Gatorade, rose shower into chaos in hilarious fashion

Penn State coach James Franklin had a hilarious reaction to the traditional Gatorade bath after the Nittany Lions won the Rose Bowl on Monday. Following the 35-21 victory over Utah, Franklin frantically attempted to avoid the drenching, but to no avail.

After players caught up with their coach and completed the Gatorade bath and rose pedal shower, he tackled them in celebration with a huge smile on his face.

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Penn State jumped out to an early lead in the Rose Bowl and never trailed on its way to the win. Running back Nick Singleton led the way with 120 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Quarterback Sean Clifford also put together an impressive performance with 279 yards passing and a pair of touchdowns.

James Franklin shares emotions of winning Rose Bowl

After Penn State took down Utah in the Rose Bowl 35-21, coach James Franklin shared his emotions and happiness for his players winning. The Nittany Lions won the historic bowl game with a strong second half showing, and Franklin was quick to praise his team’s efforts in what he called “basically a home game” for the Utes.

After the game, Franklin and his team celebrated the victory on the sidelines with a traditional Gatorade bath — as cameras showed the coach desperately trying to avoid it and tackling one of his players in the fun moment. While trying to dry himself off, ESPN’s Holly Rowe asked Franklin how it felt trying to escape the traditional coach’s bath.

“Yeah I’m just happy for our guys,” answered Franklin. “Come out and here and play that team, got so much respect for Utah and Coach [Kyle] Whittingham. Out here on the road it was basically a home game for them. And our guys played their tails off, I’m just so proud of them — offense, defense and special teams.”

Franklin was then asked about his defense’s second-half performance as they ramped up the pressure on Utah’s passing game — unfortunately as they were missing starting quarterback Cameron Rising due to injury.

“Yeah… [pressure] was the difference in the second half. We were able to get pressure on the quarterback which we weren’t able to do, through not only just four down but also bringing pressure.”

Rowe closed her post-game interview with the Penn State coach by asking him about his conversation with quarterback Sean Clifford after the win, as the two shared a moment on the field before the final whistle.

“I’m just happy for him. He’s kinda seen it all in his Penn State career. And at Penn State it’s important — not how we just do it on the football field — but in the classroom and in the community. And he’s done it with utmost class the entire time. That’s what college football is about, that’s what Penn State’s about.”