The James Franklin era at Penn State came to an end last weekend when the Nittany Lions fired their coach of 12 years . Franklin left an indelible mark on the program in nearly all the right ways, rebuilding it into a perennial Big Ten and national championship contender after a period of turmoil. But his struggles in the biggest games and the Nittany Lions' shocking collapse from a preseason No. 2 ranking to 0-3 in Big Ten play created a dilemma.

Was it fair for Penn State to move on from one of the most successful coaches in program history?

"'Fair' is not for me to decide," Franklin said Saturday on ESPN's "College GameDay" in his first public remarks since his ouster. "That's for other people to decide. The decision that was made, that was hard for me to comprehend at the time. B

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