On Friday, "College GameDay" analyst and former Alabama coach Nick Saban commented publicly on Franklin’s firing, noting that Penn State must hire a coach "with a history of having some success and who knows how to develop a program and continue to win and deal with success."

“For you to go to the Rose Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl, get into the Final Four, come out being ranked No. 1 this year, an expectation you created by which you accomplished at Penn State, and, for those pe...