COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football will welcome Penn State to Ohio Stadium on Nov. 1, but a familiar face will be missing from the visiting sideline.

James Franklin , who had served as the Nittany Lions’ head coach since 2014, was fired Sunday after a disappointing start to the season.

OSU coach Ryan Day said he took time to reflect on the move as the Big Ten moves forward without one of its longest-tenured coaches.

“He’s going to land on his feet,” Day said Tuesday. “He’s a really good coach ... That’s the world we live in. It’s something that I think for all of us — we just need to make sure we focus on what matters to us and what’s at hand."

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