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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.

The governor directed state police to work with Baton Rouge and LSU police and the East Baton Rouge Sherriff’s Office to “come up with an enhanced security plan” before the Tigers next home game Oct. 25 against Texas A&M (6:30 p.m., ABC).

James Franklin won more than 100 games at Penn State and had the Nittany Lions in College Football Playoff. Surely, he'll get another look somewhere.

Parsons was a 2019 consensus All-American under Franklin's tutelage and shined with the Nittany Lions as an eventual first-round NFL Draft pick. He played two seasons at Penn State and excelled in his lone year as a starter in helping the program reach 11 wins.

Penn State Nittany Lions stunned the college football world when it fired longtime coach James Franklin on Sunday, Oct. 12, creating one of the sport’s most high-profile openings. The move came after a string of mixed results and controversies that left the program at a crossroads,

Seven head coaches are out before Halloween as Penn State fires James Franklin, a $49 million buyout underscoring college football’s win-now era.