It’s been eighteen days since Penn State fired James Franklin, but its head coach search carousel is getting trickier with each passing day. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for AD Pat Kraft to secure a potential candidate with more than 10 head coaching gigs available. Two potential faces are out of the equation. Indiana secured Curt Cignetti with a $93 million deal. Alum Matt Rhule was another name on the slate, but a two-year extension by Nebraska has drowned those hopes as well.

Meanwhile, a $47.8 million head coach is gaining popularity on Kraft’s radar. Louisville Cardinals’ HC Jeff Brohm is the new favorite at 40%. Brett McMurphy shared the latest intel. “With Nebraska extending Matt Rhule’s contract, Louisville’s Jeff Brohm is new favorite, at 40%, to be Penn State’s next coac

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