Nick Saban 'obvious choice' for possible college football commissioner, Penn State coach says

"I think Nick Saban would be the obvious choice if we made that decision. Now, Nick will probably call me tonight and say, 'Don't do this,' but I think he's the obvious choice, right?"

Franklin said having a commissioner would be the first and important step to start solving some of the problems that coaches and athletic directors have been talking about for the last five years.

He even floated nixing conference title games and shortening the season with a focus on the academic calendar.

"God forbid we talk about academics, right?" he added. "That used to be every conversation started with academics and that's becoming less and less. Maybe I'm old school and maybe I'm a traditionalist, but I still believe in the model. Rather than just say this is a problem, I thought I would throw out a few recommendations, but I think one of the most important things we can do is let's get a commissioner of college football."

For now, college football is still under the NCAA.