Penn State’s coaching search is seemingly reaching its final stages, with BYU leader Kalani Sitake the widely reported top target to replace James Franklin.

The timeline is murky, as the Cougars play in the Big 12 Championship this week and have a shot at a College Football Playoff berth depending on the weekend’s results.

But it’s clear athletic director Pat Kraft’s preference is to get Sitake to Happy Valley.

So it’s time to dig into the nitty-gritty on him as a candidate. We’ve already laid out some pros and cons on him here at PennLive and highlighted some of his most famous former players .

But there’s one big question that always followed Franklin like a dark cloud and ultimately did him in after 11-plus years in Happy Valley.

Franklin couldn’t win the big game. Can Sitak

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