Fired Penn State football coach James Franklin is ready, willing and eager to get back on the sidelines.

Franklin — who broke out with the University of Maryland — made his first appearance since his ousting earlier this month on "College GameDay" on Saturday morning, and he made it clear: his goal of winning a national championship still burns deep.

The former coach called his firing "super quick," but is ready to start fresh with another program.

He laid out the moments leading up to and following his firing at Penn State as his team was prepping for a Sunday meeting on Oct. 12.

"We had a team meeting at 1:45 p.m., and around 1:30 p.m., the AD walked in and said, 'we're going to make a change — I'm sorry."

"I was in shock. I spent the next 15 minutes letting my kids know so they wou

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