When Penn State and the Pittsburgh Steelers suddenly found themselves dealing with head-coaching drama at the same time, the conversation took a sharp turn. After years of mediocrity, and especially that 26–7 loss to the Buffalo Bills last Sunday, Steelers fans finally snapped, booed the team, and chanted “fire Mike Tomlin.” Over at Penn State, the Nittany Lions fired James Franklin and kicked off their search.

Which is when Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger floated a bold idea: Tomlin should take the Penn State job. And that naturally raises a question: Would Tomlin really consider a college job and ever follow the Bill Belichick path? If you circle back to 2021, though, the answer still feels pretty unlikely.

“I don’t have time for that speculation,” Tomlin said back in

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