And yeah, Nick Saban actually spoke to him on a call regarding this particular matter. The following month, James Franklin gave folks a glimpse of what Nick Saban felt about the whole thing.

James Franklin doubled down on college football’s need for a commissioner but noted Nick Saban wasn’t too happy with his name being thrown out there. Franklin previously suggested Saban as ...

From winning a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game to receiving an endorsement from Nick Saban. "James, congratulations ... are likely a reference to Franklin's answer of how to fix college ...

Penn State coach James Franklin on Sunday added his name to ... Franklin said former Alabama coach Nick Saban is the "obvious choice" to navigate college football through a period of sweeping ...

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− Penn State football coach James Franklin was asked to offer his opinion ... And he's got a name: retired Alabama legend Nick Saban. "We need somebody that's waking up every single morning ...

And the Nittany Lions’ head coach had one name in mind to fill that role: Nick Saban. At Fiesta Bowl media day, I asked James Franklin about the State of Things in the sport. He had a long ...

Penn State's James Franklin spent part of the College Football Playoff lobbying for Nick Saban to be the sport's commissioner. Franklin was ahead of the curve there. Saban, the former Alabama ...