Penn State football 's coaching search is underway, and seven-time national champion Nick Saban has given his thoughts on what the Nittany Lions need in their next head coach after firing James Franklin .

With Curt Cignetti, a former Saban assistant , officially off the proverbial table after he signed a massive, eight-year extension with Indiana, Penn State's search will likely primarily focus on many of the names that have already been floated: Nebraska's Matt Rhule, Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, and Syracuse head coach Fran Brown.

Saban, who retired after the 2023 season, laid out some of the criteria that he believes Franklin's successor, whoever it may be, should have to accomplish the Nittany Lions' ultimate goals of being perennial Big Ten and national ti

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