James Franklin's Penn State buyout is drawing comparisons to that of former Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher, whose 2023 firing will cost the university about $76 million. But Franklin's 2021 contract ...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — A firefighter was injured and taken to a nearby hospital as Franklin crews worked to put out an apartment fire Tuesday. According to the Franklin Fire Department, the ...

Penn State wants James Franklin to land on his feet pronto. Franklin’s contract, which Penn State bought out for $49 million, includes a clause that calls for him to be diligent in searching for his ...

Sixteen days ago, Penn State was the center of the college football universe. Now it’s a smoldering crater whose warlords have agreed to pay what could be (but probably won’t wind up being) a $50 ...

James Franklin is a program builder. Could Arkansas use one of those? Auburn could do worse than James Franklin. It has done worse. For Florida, James Franklin would be no Steve Spurrier, but an ...

Penn State Nittany Lions athletic director Pat Kraft made the decision to fire head football coach James Franklin, and he told reporters on Monday that it wasn’t just the three-game losing streak that ...

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? WELL, MICHAEL, AND BEFORE I GET INTO TODAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE, I JUST WANT TO SAY JAMES FRANKLIN WAS ENTERING HIS 12TH YEAR AS HEAD COACH OF THE NITTANY LIONS JUST THIS SEASON.

Dabo Swinney called James Franklin's firing "sad to see," showing empathy for his colleague. Swinney emphasized coaching is "part business, part calling" and wished Franklin's family well. Penn State ...

Franklin County Children Services is ending its contract with The Buckeye Ranch's Permanent Family Solutions Network at the end of 2025. The agency will transfer 375 open child welfare cases in-house ...

Penn State football fired 12th-year head coach James Franklin on Sunday, Oct. 12, and multiple former and current players took the news hard. Former Penn State All-American linebacker and three-time ...

Recency bias is very real in football circles. So when a head coach is fired Sunday, there's a good chance his name will come up as a candidate when a different job opens up on Monday. That's how fans ...

James Franklin's buyout was a major part of the story when Penn State decided to fire him Sunday, but the Nittany Lions reportedly could avoid paying all of it. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported the buyout ...