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With the Tennessee Titans firing coach Brian Callahan on Monday after a 1-5 start, the Cam Ward era is already in limbo. The 2025 No. 1 NFL Draft pick is the latest in a growing trend — top QB picks enduring major coaching changes early in their careers. In total, the last four quarterbacks taken at No. 1 — Ward, …

Penn State wants James Franklin to land on his feet pronto. Franklin’s contract, which Penn State bought out for $49 million, includes a clause that calls for him to be diligent in searching for his next job, according to Front Office Sports. The buyout is the second-largest in college football history, trailing only the $76 million Texas A&M paid Jimbo …

On Monday afternoon, fewer than 24 hours after rocking the college football world with his decision to fire head coach James Franklin following a stunning loss to Northwestern, athletic director Pat Kraft addressed the media in State College to explain his decision.  Kraft read from a lengthy set of prepared remarks, answered a slew of pointed questions from reporters and …

For the first time in 12 years, Penn State will have a different head coach addressing the media for a weekly press conference. Interim head coach Terry Smith and athletic director Pat Kraft will hold a press conference Monday, starting at noon, after longtime head coach James Franklin’s firing Sunday afternoon. Franklin joined Penn State in 2014, finished tied for …

Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman talks James Franklin’s Penn State firing  FootballScoop Penn State fires James Franklin: Top candidates, transfers and recruits  ESPN EXCL: Fired Penn State Coach James Franklin’s Old Home Lists for $3.3 Million  Realtor.com Who are the Penn State football coaching candidates with James Franklin out? – The Athletic  The New York Times James Franklin’s $49 million buyout causes Penn State campus …

CORVALLIS — On his first full day as interim coach for Oregon State football, Robb Akey is shaking some things up. In a lengthy first press conference Monday, which at times veered into mini motivational speeches and soliloquies about the role of a coach in a player’s life, Akey announced multiple changes in the OSU coaching staff for the remaining …

CORVALLIS — It has been a whirlwind 48 hours at Oregon State. The Beavers (0-7) were blown out by Wake Forest at Reser Stadium on Saturday, head coach Trent Bray was fired on Sunday, and interim coach Robb Akey took the podium Monday to articulate the path forward. Prior to Akey’s press conference, OSU athletic director Scott Barnes sat down …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just three weeks ago, Penn State was hosting Oregon in one of the biggest games of the James Franklin era. Now, Franklin is unemployed and Penn State is scrambling to figure out what’s next for the program. That job entails keeping the 2026 recruiting class together and working on the 2027 class as well. That’s not going …

Some Penn State fans are wondering if Saturday’s 22-21 loss to Northwestern will be James Franklin’s final game as head coach. Quarterback Drew Allar left with an injury late in the fourth quarter as Franklin and the Nittany Lions conceded a third straight loss. Franklin is owed a buyout of just under $50 million if he is fired without cause, …

Even though the U.S. has a stark shortage of air traffic controllers, ones who call in sick instead of working without a paycheck during the federal government shutdown risk being fired, the U.S. transportation secretary warned. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said this week that he understands the controllers’ frustrations and worries. But during an appearance Thursday on Fox Business, he …