For the first time since he was fired this past Sunday, James Franklin is set to make a public appearance.

The longtime Penn State coach will join ESPN’s College GameDay set Saturday for an “exclusive interview,” according to an ESPN release .

The show will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, airing from Athens, Georgia, for the Georgia-Ole Miss game.

Nittany Lions athletic director Pat Kraft decided to fire Franklin after Penn State, the preseason No. 2 team, fell in its third straight game. Kraft said the decision was not based solely on those three games, but also on the fact that he thinks the next coach can lead Penn State to a national championship .

Franklin has not made any public statements or taken an interview since his firing.

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