Pat Kraft mostly has remained detached since he fired James Franklin as Penn State football coach more than six weeks ago.

Kraft’s public silence has led to rampant speculation about who he will choose as the next coach and when he will make that decision, the most important one of his career.

According to various reports, he’s pursued top-flight college head coaches such as Mike Elko of Texas A&M, Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame and Kalen DeBoer of Alabama without any luck, at least so far.

The next tier of possible candidates include Jeff Brohm of Louisville, Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri, Brent Key of Georgia Tech, Clark Lea of Vanderbilt, Matt Campbell of Iowa State and Bob Chesney of James Madison, the most intriguing one in that group.

Then there’s Penn State interim head coach Terry Sm

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