Here we go again.
Just last week, reports surfaced that Al Golden was on the verge of being offered the head-coaching job at Penn State, which he was expected to accept. Instead, Golden opted to remain at Miami.
A few days later, CBSSports.com‘s Bruce Feldman has tweeted that, per a source, Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin “has emerged as the clear frontrunner for the vacancy at” Penn State. In a tweet posted shortly before that, FootballScoop.com stated that “sources tell us that PSU plans to offer their head coaching position to James Franklin.”
The latter website added they "[h]ave every reason to believe the offer from PSU will be one that Franklin will accept.”
Franklin has been the “it” guy on this year’s spinning of the coaching carousel, with the third-year Vandy coach’s name connected to, among others, openings at USC and Texas. He’s also been mentioned as a potential candidate for a head-coaching job in the NFL.
Former Nittany Lion football player Mike Munchak, fired as the Tennessee Titans head coach earlier this month, reportedly interviewed for the job with his alma mater.
Penn State is expected to announce the permanent replacement for Bill O’Brien at some point before the end of the week.