Ryan Day, Ohio State and James Franklin
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According to USA TODAY's 2025 compensation survey, Ohio State would owe Day $70,916,667 if they fired the coach without reason as of Dec. 1, 2025. The figure ranks second in the FBS behind only Georgia's Kirby Smart.
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Major college football analyst raises weird question about Ryan Day following Penn State’s firing of James Franklin
A major shakeup happened in the Big Ten over the weekend, and it was one where the Ohio State Buckeyes could just sit back and watch. The Penn State Nittany Lions lost for the third straight time—this one to the Northwestern Wildcats—and that proved to be the final straw for James Franklin.