Wright: Coach Fran wasn't a keeper and didn't want to be
What happened
He’ll come to your town, he’ll fix your football program, and then he’ll leave. There are other programs that need fixing. Dennis Franchione, who died on Tuesday at age 75, was not one to let the grass, or the artificial turf, grow beneath his feet. A college head football coach for 28 seasons at seven schools, he never stayed longer than six years — continuously, at least — at any of them. ...
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