5 dream coaching candidates to replace James Franklin if he’s fired
By Josh Yourish
![Oct 21, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin watches during the NCAA football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Oct 21, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin watches during the NCAA football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/66f420f97812e5c63fda92d475e4a665b5526f3a2a3f89c93d658678e25e75bb.jpg)
Urban Meyer
Now this is the pie in the sky, the white whale, the real dream.
It’s pretty clear to everyone that Urban Meyer is not a very good guy, his antics in Jacksonville proved that once and for all, but he is a great college football coach. Meyer has won everywhere he has gone, including Ohio State, and it’s only a matter of time before his name is at the top of every team with a vacancy’s list.
Meyer would recruit on the level of Ohio State and Michigan and probably have the master-apprentice relationship with Ryan Day that Nick Saban has with every one of his former coaches.
He is 187-32 as a college coach with three national championships at two different places, and he’s still only 59 years old. Need I say more?