"Well, you dismal meat puppet, we're not nearly as focused on firings as the people getting fired or doing the firing are, as three more coaches got cranked this week: Penn State's James Franklin, Alabama at Birmingham's Trent Dilfer and Oregon State's Trent Bray. That takes the total of in-season buyout checks to seven at the halfway point of the season, and there will be many more (hello again, Billy Napier)."
"James Franklin got canned and the only surprising thing about it is that it happened in season. There were many valid reasons to make that decision but to do it now sends a message, which should have a lot of other coaches shaking in their boots. It's not just that Franklin doesn't win big games or that he seems kinda unlikable. It's also the fact that Curt Cignetti might have turned Indiana into a power."
College football has seen multiple in-season coach firings, including Penn State's James Franklin, UAB's Trent Dilfer and Oregon State's Trent Bray. Seven in-season buyout checks have occurred by the season's midpoint, with more expected. The sport functions increasingly like a business where hire-to-fire employment prevails, and even high-profile coaches face substantial buyouts such as Kirby Smart's $100 million. Penn State's decision to fire Franklin midseason sends a strong message to other programs. Emerging coaches and program resurgences — Curt Cignetti at Indiana, Matt Rhule at Nebraska, Ole Miss and Miami's progress — have raised expectations across schools.
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