Penn State's lengthy process to determine its next football coach appears to be nearing an end, with On3.com reporting that the program is working to finalize a deal to hire Iowa State's Matt Campbell.

Campbell reportedly became the Nittany Lions' focus after BYU's Kalani Sitake and Louisville's Jeff Brohm decided to stay with their programs earlier this week. The Nittany Lions also engaged with "at least three other candidates" in recent days, according to ESPN.

Power 4 programs including Auburn, Florida, LSU and UCLA have created and filled coaching vacancies in the 54 days since Penn State fired James Franklin. Terry Smith has been serving as the interim head coach and had been considered a candidate for the full-time position.

Campbell, 46, has been frequently tied to vacancies at m

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