Former Penn State coach James Franklin discussed a number of topics during his ESPN Game Day appearance on Sunday. ESPN's Nick Saban made it clear he did not like the way PSU treated Franklin at the end.

Interim coach Terry Smith, who played for Joe Paterno from 1987-1991 and was hired by Franklin when he became Penn State’s head coach in 2014, is the man tabbed with pulling the Nittany Lions out of their funk. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Nick Saban has had many battles with Kirby Smart during his tenure at Georgia, and he shared what he likes about this Bulldogs team.

Chubb could have a busy Week 7 against Seattle on Monday, if the Texans can establish the running game, as head coach DeMeco Ryans said earlier in the week, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Those were Nick Sirianni's words as he met with the media one last time before traveling to Minneapolis. The Minnesota Vikings are the next speed bump in the Eagles' road to meeting their goal, raising another Vince Lombardi Trophy, and hanging another banner.

Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos has been benched for Game 1 of the NLDS against the Dodgers' right-hander Shohei Ohtani.