James Franklin left a lot of money on the table for his new coaching gig. Penn State and its former head coach negotiated a substantially reduced buyout before Franklin was named the new head coach of Virginia Tech on Monday afternoon. Originally on the hook for $49 million to be paid through 2031 — the second-largest buyout in college sports history after Franklin was fired in mid-October — the Nittany Lions will now fork over just $9 million to the former coach after the parties settled on a