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Xavier Breath

(6,212 posts) Sun Oct 12, 2025, 02:55 PM Oct 12

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Penn State fires head coach James Franklin after 12 seasons

Penn State has fired head coach James Franklin after 12 seasons, the school announced on Sunday.

Franklin is owed more than $49 million, per his contract. It's the second-biggest buyout in college football history behind only Jimbo Fisher's $76 million buyout from Texas A&M.

Damn, nice work if you can get it.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46573030/penn-state-fires-head-coach-james-franklin-sources-say

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Penn State fires head coach James Franklin after 12 seasons (Original Post) Xavier Breath Oct 12 OP

Sounds like he will have a soft landing. Sneederbunk Oct 12 #1

Man I wish I could get rewarded like that for failure genxlib Oct 12 #2

Penn State fans thought Franklin should have be cut loose while he was still in the air... Brother Buzz Oct 12 #3

Well, hell! Iowa plays them next week. rsdsharp Oct 12 #4

And Penn State lost their QB also rurallib Oct 12 #6

Just heard it on the radio. nt yaesu Oct 12 #5

Not so Happy Valley. Money will fix it. If not, then more money. twodogsbarking Oct 12 #7

Sneederbunk

(16,900 posts)

1. Sounds like he will have a soft landing.

Reply to Xavier Breath (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 03:03 PM

Oct 12

Did they run this by Jerry Sandusky?

genxlib

(6,019 posts)

2. Man I wish I could get rewarded like that for failure

Reply to Xavier Breath (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 03:06 PM

Oct 12

Pretty sweet deal

Brother Buzz

(39,200 posts)

3. Penn State fans thought Franklin should have be cut loose while he was still in the air...

Reply to Xavier Breath (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 03:08 PM

Oct 12

Returning from that wicked loss to UCLA.

rsdsharp

(11,450 posts)

4. Well, hell! Iowa plays them next week.

Reply to Xavier Breath (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 03:28 PM

Oct 12

rurallib

(64,283 posts)

6. And Penn State lost their QB also

Reply to rsdsharp (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 04:47 PM

Oct 12

here is hoping the Hawks don't let down

yaesu

(8,658 posts)

5. Just heard it on the radio. nt

Reply to Xavier Breath (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 03:36 PM

Oct 12

twodogsbarking

(16,277 posts)

7. Not so Happy Valley. Money will fix it. If not, then more money.

Reply to Xavier Breath (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 05:20 PM

Oct 12

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