James Franklin had a lot of success as the Penn State head coach, but, as Ohio State football 's Ryan Day knows, you have to deliver in the biggest moments.

In parts of 12 seasons in Happy Valley, Franklin won more than 100 games, a Big Ten Conference title in 2016, made it into the College Football Playoff, and came a few plays away from playing for a national championship.

Day, in his seventh season at Ohio State, has had even more success than Franklin did at PSU, with his nearly 90% win percentage, pair of Big Ten titles, and, as of January, a national title bolstering his resume.

But not too long before Day hoisted the CFP trophy, he was the subject of rumors and speculation, much like Franklin, that he would be fired for failing to succeed in the ways his university and fan

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