Guessing he is already looking ahead to a loss in Columbus and might be trying to ink a new deal (with USC, Penn State, etc.) before kickoff. Very interesting development in the wake of the Illinois loss

From the article:

3. With Penn State’s loss — and with Ohio State on deck this weekend — the James Franklin coaching watch may start sooner rather than later.

If Penn State loses to Ohio State this weekend, as they will be favored to do, that would effectively end the Big Ten East race for the Nittany Lions and it will open up James Franklin to fully explore the USC and LSU jobs. Franklin, who recently switched to Jimmy Sexton as his agent, has been sought after at USC before, which is why I’d put him at the top of the Trojan coaching target list.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/starting-11-the-calm-before-the-storm-edi...

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