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Giger: Mike Yurcich hiring will keep James Franklin off hot seat

Remember John Donovan? Ouch. Sorry. That was a three-word haymaker for Penn State fans.

But yeah, Donovan, the jet sweep, bubble screen loving guy who was James Franklin's first offensive coordinator when he arrived at Penn State in 2014.

Donovan never had a chance.

The benefit of hindsight tells us that now. He actually might have been a good offensive coordinator under different circumstances, but that wasn't the case.

Donovan took over at a time -- after the scandal and roster cutbacks -- when the offensive line was terrible and thin.