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Penn State parted ways with head coach James Franklin on Oct. 12, just one day after Northwestern upset the Nittany Lions.

Franklin has since accepted a job at Virginia Tech, while Penn State continues to search for someone to fill its head coaching vacancy. Multiple reports have linked Brian Daboll to Penn State. The New York Giants relieved Daboll of his coaching duties earlier this month after three and a half seasons.

Amid the chatter, legendary college football coach Nick Saban threw his support behind Daboll. Saban said Daboll would be an “outstanding hire” for Penn State.

Saban has familiarity with Daboll’s coaching abilities. Daboll worked under Saban when he was Alabama’s offensive coordinator during the Crimson Tide’s run to the Col

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