James Franklin was a coach who had taken the Nittany Lions to last year’s College Football Playoff semifinals, only to watch everything collapse in a matter of weeks. For now, interim coach Terry Smith is steadying the ship, but he’s not the long-term plan. But while the coaching search is going at full speed with big names like Matt Rhule and Curt Cignetti buzzing all over, there is one more name that is adding an extra level of intrigue and excitement. Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban isn’t really missing out on the heat.

During ESPN’s College GameDay, Miss Terry Saban brushed off a question about her husband returning to coach at Penn State. She started laughing, because even a $50 million offer wouldn’t pull him away from retirement. “I have no doubt if Nick wanted to go back to

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