How James Franklin’s $45 million Penn State buyout compares to recent coaching changes

Franklin’s buyout is only the third in college football history to surpass the $20 million threshold for a fired coach, joining that of Fisher and Gus Malzahn, who was owed $21.4 million when he was ...

Michigan football knows where it stands in CFP chase: Painfully short

A win vs. USC and Michigan football was on the inside track to the College Football Playoff. Now, it has to focus on regrouping.

Penn State Fires Coach James Franklin After Loss to Northwestern, Source Confirms

On Sept. 27, James Franklin appeared live on ESPN's College GameDay with hosts Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit and Nick Saban, all dressed in white, to make a pronouncement about that night's Pen ...

Penn State ate nearly $50M to rid itself of James Franklin's mediocrity

Franklin was pretty good for a school that needed greatness. Then, when he wasn't pretty good anymore, he became a justifiable expense.

Why did Penn State fire James Franklin? What to know of football coach firing

Penn State football has fired James Franklin after a disastrous 0-3 stretch in the 2025 college football season. Here's what ...

Indiana football earns highest all-time ranking in US LBM Coaches Poll; see where it is

Indiana football has been ranked in the top 5 in back-to-back seasons for the first time; see where it's ranked ...

College football Week 7 overreactions: Ohio State better than it was last year, Alabama will win the SEC

They're certainly further ahead now than they were around 365 days ago, as Ohio State remains unblemished following an easy ...