Yankees’ Aaron Judge avoids surgery, but Carlos Rodón won’t be ready for Opening Day
NEW YORK — While the Yankees will be without Anthony Volpe on Opening Day after the shortstop had his left shoulder surgically repaired, a far more important member of the team’s lineup avoided the knife. That would be Aaron Judge, who will not have his right elbow operated on this offseason after suffering a right flexor strain midway through the 2025 season. Aaron Boone shared that welcomed ...
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Mississippi high school football coaching legend dies at 75
M.C. Miller, who roamed Mississippi high school football sidelines for nearly five decades, has died at the age of 75, according to the Clarion-Ledger. A native of Louisville (Miss.), Miller was an inductee in the 2019 Mississippi Association of Coaches Hall of Fame. He finished with a career record of 252-134-4, including a 42-16 record […]
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Browns vs. Steelers: 3 defining questions following Week 6 loss in Pittsburgh
![](/<p>For the first time since being removed as head coach at Penn State, James Franklin will get a chance to share his side of the story. Franklin will appear for an interview during this week's broadcast of College GameDay on ESPN.</p><p>Franklin will be making a live appearance on the show, as opposed to a pre-recorded sit-down interview. Franklin will be asked for the first time for his reactions to learning about his being removed as head coach and more about his time at Penn State. He will likely face a question or two about what's next for him. His responses will likely be worth checking out, although it is not expected that Franklin will say anything that will throw Penn State under the bus in any way.</p><p>Franklin was relieved of his duties at Penn State a day after losing his third-straight game to drop to 3-3 on the year. Penn State started the season ranked in the top three of the national polls, and Penn State was thought to be a national title contender this season. A day after losing a homecoming game to Northwestern, however, Franklin was <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/penn-state-removes-james-franklin-181405640.html" data-3p-content-referrer="https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/nittany-lions/football/2025/10/12/penn-state-removes-james-franklin-as-head-coach/86661447007/" data-original-link="https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/nittany-lions/football/2025/10/12/penn-state-removes-james-franklin-as-head-coach/86661447007/">removed as head coach</a> of the <a href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/ncaaf/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/3440/" target="_blank">Nittany Lions</a>. </p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ESPN’s <a href="https://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CollegeGameDay</a> will be on-site in Athens for Saturday's Ole Miss-Georgia Top-10 <a href="https://twitter.com/SEC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SEC</a> showdown.<br><br>James Franklin will join the show live for an exclusive interview. Other special guest appearances include Kirby Smart, Lane Kiffin and Diego Pavia: <a href="https://t.co/Ax0Z2xIAjR">https://t.co/Ax0Z2xIAjR</a><a href="https://t.co/pYb8fG5mHw">pic.twitter.com/pYb8fG5mHw</a></p>— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/bhofheimer_espn/status/1978911955348836571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2025</a></blockquote><p>Penn State's athletics department is prepared to pay a hefty buyout of Franklin's contract, although the total <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/penn-states-buyout-changes-james-151119249.html" data-3p-content-referrer="https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/nittany-lions/football/2025/10/14/how-penn-states-buyout-changes-with-james-franklins-next-move/86688755007/" data-original-link="https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/nittany-lions/football/2025/10/14/how-penn-states-buyout-changes-with-james-franklins-next-move/86688755007/">amount owed would go down</a> depending on Franklin's next contract with a new school. Franklin is expected to be a candidate for a number of jobs available now, and <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/james-franklins-next-job-could-140115815.html" data-3p-content-referrer="https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/nittany-lions/football/2025/10/16/james-franklin-candidate-for-florida-gators-billy-napier-hot-seat/86723314007/" data-original-link="https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/nittany-lions/football/2025/10/16/james-franklin-candidate-for-florida-gators-billy-napier-hot-seat/86723314007/">some expected to open</a>.</p><p>Assistant head coach Terry Smith has taken on the interim head coach title for the remainder of the season for Penn State. Penn State looks to snap its losing streak this week when it travels to <a href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/ncaaf/teams/iowa-hawkeyes/3434/" target="_blank">Iowa</a> for a primetime game against the Hawkeyes.</p><p><em>Follow Kevin McGuire on </em><a href="http://www.threads.net/@kevinmcguire"><em>Threads</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kevinmcguire.bsky.social"><em>Bluesky</em></a><em>, </em><a href="http://instagram.com/kevinmcguire"><em>Instagram</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bykevinmcguire"><em>TikTok</em></a><em>, and </em><a href="http://facebook.com/ByKevinMcGuire"><em>Facebook</em></a>.</p><p><em>Follow </em><a href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/ncaaf/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/3440/"><em>Nittany Lions</em></a><em> Wire on </em><a href="http://twitter.com/NittanyLionWire"><em>X</em></a><em>, </em><a href="http://facebook.com/NittanyLionsWire"><em>Facebook</em></a><em>, and </em><a href="https://www.threads.net/@nittanylionswire"><em>Threads</em></a>.</p><p><em>This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: <a href="https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/nittany-lions/football/2025/10/16/james-franklin-to-speak-on-college-gameday/86736702007/">Ex-Penn State coach James Franklin to speak on College GameDay</a></em></p>)
