The Penn State Nittany Lions are in need of a new coach after firing James Franklin in the middle of the season.
As the search for Franklin's replacement began to heat up just a few weeks ago a surprise candidate started to emerge: Alabama's Kalen DeBoer. Jon Sauber of The Centre Daily Times, reported DeBoer is a leading candidate for the Nittany Lions
“He’s been one of Penn State’s top targets from the beginning,” Sauber said via Tide 100.9. “I think it was, early on, a little bit pie in the sky, of course, Alabama’s close game with South Carolina, there was a chance it could have picked up there. It didn’t, and then the loss to Oklahoma nudged the door open a little bit."
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“I still think Alabama would have to miss the Playoffs to make this a real possibility, which, obviously, would include a loss to Auburn to end the year," he added. "And I’m sure the reaction down there wouldn’t be great. He’s been the top target since early on; I know they have a lot of respect for him and what he’s done in his career, and he’s someone that they think would be an excellent coach here at Penn State.”
Former NFL player Breiden Fehoko added to the DeBoer smoke this week.
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But DeBoer isn't the only one in the mix. An unexpected candidate is starting to surge in Kalshi's odds for the next Penn State head coach: BYU's Kalani Sitake. According to the latest data, Sitake has a 23% chance to land the job - up from just 3% earlier this week.
The head coach has the Cougars in the thick of the College Football Playoff race.
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