The 2025 Penn State football season quickly went from a season full of promise to a disaster. They fired James Franklin as a result , and the team went from a championship contender to one struggling to make a bowl game. The Nittany Lions have a wide range of candidates to choose from, and recently, Pat Fitzgerald has joined the list after being cleared of wrongdoing at Northwestern.

The Athletic's college football reporters Bruce Feldman and Ralph D. Russo have reported that Penn State is talking to as many candidates as possible. Still, Pat Fitzgerald has entered the conversation after being cleared by Northwestern. They report that he has some prominent supporters in Happy Valley . The Nittany Lions are also looking at Brent Key, Bob Chesney, Will Stein, and Brian Hartline.

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