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Where does Penn State coach James Franklin rank among highest-paid coaches?: Newsstand

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Penn State news, notes, and updates for Oct. 4 include a look at college football’s highest-paid coaches, wrestling, and more.

It’s time to dive into Wednesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.

Penn State tweets of the day

We start with USA Today’s annual rundown of the highest-paid college football coaches. With a guaranteed salary of $8.5 million before potential performance bonuses in 2023, Penn State coach James Franklin checks in at No. 12 on this year’s list. Alabama’s Nick Saban leads the way at $11.4 million. Clemson’s Dabo Swinney is second at 10.88 million. Georgia’s Kirby Smart ($10.7 million), Ohio State’s Ryan Day ($10.27 million), and Michigan State’s Mel Tucker ($10.02 million) round out the top five. The Spartans may not end up payingTucker after firing him for cause earlier this year. But, lawsuits about that await.

Besides Day and Tucker, no other current Big Ten coaches are ahead of Franklin.

In other news, Flo Wrestling singles out Penn State wrestler Robby Howard as a redshirt wrestler to watch this year at 125 pounds.

“We have seen much of Howard since his 7-6 true freshman season,” Kyle Klingman writes “He won a pair of matches at the 2021 NCAA Championships but has battled injuries ever since.”

Headlines of the day

Greg McElroy cautions Penn State to stop ‘sleepwalking’: Saturday Tradition

How have Penn State’s 2024 offensive commits performed so far this season?: Snyder, BWI

Northwestern’s David Braun Invites Penn State Back to Ryan Field: Wogenrich, SI

Penn State coordinator Mike Yurcich talks Drew Allar, explosive play count, and more: Pickel, BWI

Quote of the day

“It’s fluid. That number is constantly changing depending on where they are, their maturity level, their frame; there’s a lot of different factors that go into that. Their body composition, their fat-to-mass ration, it just depends on what we think Drew [Allar] or any other guys on the team can operate most efficiently at on Saturday’s. Drew range is anywhere from 234 to 239 [pounds], that’s what we’ve settled on. That could stay the same going into the third year, but to be honest, it will probably stay close to that range.

“But, we’re going to continue to work on that body composition. And, it also depends on the performance of the individual on the field. Take Olu [Fashanu],for example: If we know he’s getting more push back, then his number’s going to change. And, we’ll probably change it five or 10 pounds so he can anchor down against some of those bull rushers.”

–PSU strength coach Chuck Losey on determining an ideal playing weight for every member of the roster.

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