James Franklin's buyout was a major part of the story when Penn State decided to fire him Sunday, but the Nittany Lions reportedly could avoid paying all of it.

Duke football's Manny Diaz weighs in on the firing of James Franklin, calling it a 'strange place' in college football.

With the firing of James Franklin as the head football coach at Penn State, attention now turns to: Who’s next?

Penn State’s interim head coach Terry Smith put it pretty plainly and said what everyone’s thinking when it comes to Nittany Lion recruiting. “I’ve got my work cut out for me,” he admitted Monday. Penn State recruited consistently well,

Thus, Franklin may be a viable candidate to guide the Titans to 10 wins and a Divisional Round loss despite his lack of playcalling expertise or pro experience. To hear the folks online call it, he should get a good, long look (but, if we're being realistic, not really. Clearly lots of these tweets are jokes ).

James Franklin did remarkable work in rebuilding the Penn State football program but falling short of being elite cost him his job.