Summary
Penn State fired its head football coach, James Franklin, becoming the second Big Ten school to do so this season. Wisconsin's coach, Luke Fickell, is also under pressure after the team's poor performance, but his costly buyout complicates the decision to let him go.
Key Facts
- Penn State fired head football coach James Franklin.
- Franklin's dismissal follows UCLA's firing of DeShaun Foster earlier this season.
- Wisconsin's team is struggling this season, currently at 2-4, and recently lost to Iowa.
- Fans are calling for Wisconsin to fire its coach, Luke Fickell.
- Fickell has a buyout clause valued at over $27 million.
- Fickell had previous success with the Cincinnati Bearcats, making the College Football Playoff in 2021.
- Wisconsin hired Fickell before the 2023 season.
