Nine coaches have been fired since start of 2025 season, most notably Penn State's James Franklin. Nick Saban raises idea that pay-to-play is influencing coach firings. Interesting theory, but it ...

ESPN hosted a pity party for James Franklin on “College GameDay,” and none other than Nick Saban delivered the main address. Saban, forever a great sympathizer for the plight of mega-millionaire ...

James Franklin took the high road during his “College GameDay” interview Saturday in his first public comments since Penn State fired him earlier in the week, so Nick Saban did the criticizing. Saban, ...

Penn State's firing of coach James Franklin was a move that reverberated throughout college football, and championship coaches Nick Saban and Ryan Day are the latest to react. The Nittany Lions, who ...

Former Alabama coach Nick Saban called Penn State's midseason firing of James Franklin "unfair as hell." Franklin was fired on Oct. 12, just weeks after his team was ranked No. 2 in the nation. In 12 ...

Former Penn State football coach James Franklin joined ESPN's "College GameDay" set Saturday morning to speak publicly for the first time since being fired Oct. 12. ESPN's Rece Davis opened the ...

Nick Saban, the iconic national championship head coach, bluntly defended fired Penn State football leader James Franklin. Saban, the retired, seven-time title winner, made his comments during ...