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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,
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.
James Franklin wouldn’t say it, so Nick Saban did. Franklin’s firing from Penn State earlier this week was “unfair as hell,” Saban said during Franklin’s appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday. “That was it. It was that quick.” James Franklin opens up about the moment he learned he was being fired by Penn State. pic.twitter.com/fehnzSo25N