5 dream coaching candidates to replace James Franklin if he’s fired

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.
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Ryan Day with Urban Meyer
Ryan Day with Urban Meyer

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?