I know a coach that is willing and ready;
Just sayin': The other Kelly (i.e. Chip) is probably looking for job too.
Penn State fired James Franklin on Oct. 12, and remains the biggest pony left in this year's college football coaching carousel. What's the latest?
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The best move on the market has been to be linked with the Penn State job. It usually meant good news for your bank account. Western Pennsylvanian Curt Cignetti (Indiana), PSU alum Matt Rhule (Nebraska), Eli Drinkwitz (Missouri) and Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) all had their names mentioned with the opening. All got new deals, and the latest name, BYU's Kalani Sitake, appears to be in line for the same.
The SEC Gone Wild has dominated the coaching cycle, leaving State College out in the cold... so far. With Sitake reportedly remaining at BYU, Happy Valley is running out of options.
Bob Chesney was another name loosely linked to the Penn State job. But the James Madison coach is headed west to coach UCLA.
BYU coach Kalani Sitake and
recently-fired New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll are Monday's favorites to become the next PSU leader, according to Kalshi, the federally regulated exchange and prediction market.
all had their names mentioned with the opening. All got new deals
The college football coaching carousel reached maximum madness this past weekend. Six SEC schools hired new coaches, Lane Kiffin make another to-do out of betra
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Nick Saban urges Penn St. to hire Brian Daboll
Daboll is a long-time NFL mind. He's coached the Giants for the better part of the 2020s and before that was the offensive coordinator at Buffalo who first struck gold with a Josh Allen offense. He also worked under Bill Belichick in New England way back when and, just before joining Buffalo, spent a stint with Alabama and Nick Saban.
It's no wonder the Hall of Fame coach endorsed Daboll as a Nittany Lion when he first caught wind of the mutual interest. Here he was on the Pat McAfee Show discussing Daboll:
"He's a very good coach, he's a bright guy, he's a good recruiter, he relates well to the players, he's a good teacher, he's got a good offensive mind, he'll be able to put a good staff together," Saban listed off. "I think that would be an outstanding hire," the legendary coach added of a theoretical Brian Daboll fit at Penn State.