EAST LANSING – Penn State won 13 games last year and reached the College Football Playoff semifinals.

That led to lofty preseason expectations and now, just three weeks after the Nittany Lions were ranked No. 3 in the country, they’re in the market for a new head coach.

Midway through his 12th year, James Franklin was fired on Sunday after three straight losses and Penn State will be on the hook for nearly $50 million to buy out his deal. The pressure to win now is greater than ever across the country.

“I do think that’s some reality, there is some more immediate gratification that needs to take place,” Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith said on Monday. “You think about the investments getting made in this environment – I’m speaking broadly, college athletics – I think there’s some rea

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