As Penn State's coaching search nears its conclusion, there has been little news but plenty of endorsements regarding James Franklin's replacement. On Wednesday's edition of the Pat McAfee Show, Nick Saban added his.

“He’s gonna be a game-time decision,” interim head coach Terry Smith said after practice. “He practiced today, so we’ll see how he recovers from that, and then we’ll see how it goes tomorrow. We’ll take him all the way up to game time and see what happens.” Penn State plays at Rutgers at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.