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Is Alabama legend Nick Saban a legitimate candidate to become Penn State's next football coach? Six days ago, Penn State fired head coach James Franklin. He led the program from 2014-2025, owning a 104-45 record.
Kalen DeBoer was feeling the heat in the days immediately following Alabama‘s season-opening loss at Florida State. But in the seven weeks since, DeBoer and the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide have been on a roll not seen in Tuscaloosa since Nick Saban roamed the sidelines.
College football coaching legend Nick Saban is many things. Saban is an 11-time national champion, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, and a perennial Coach of the Year winner. But did you know that he was once an amateur chef?
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 owe Franklin a hefty buyout,
Penn State fired James Franklin, who had been with the program since 2014, after a disappointing 22-21 loss to Northwestern in Week 7. Franklin went 104-45 during that time, but his ranked record was the real story.