Isuspect Matt Rhule will eventually be introduced as the next head coach of Penn State . I wouldn't expect it to happen before December, and I'm sure Penn State will do its due diligence of talking to other candidates to see what's out there, but Rhule feels like the most likely result.
The connections are obvious and bountiful. Rhule played linebacker at Penn State for Joe Paterno -- an era many in the program yearn to return to. Rhule's first coaching job was as a volunteer assistant at Penn State immediately after his college career concluded. His first head coaching job was at Temple in 2013. His athletic director there was Pat Kraft, the same man who is currently the athletic director at Penn State and made the decision to fire James Franklin.
Kraft also made the decision to pay