Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko addressed rumors of his potential candacy for the open Penn State head coaching job.

Penn State's coaching search enters Week 2, which means it's just getting started. James Franklin is off to find a new place to win a national championship, and Penn State Athletic Director Pat Kraft is conducting an insulated process to identify his successor.

As the team headed to Iowa to take on the Hawkeyes, Penn State players and coaches wore t-shirt with the word "IF" in bold letters on the front. Since the team's coach literally just got fired, do these shirts have anything to do with Franklin?

The James Franklin era at Penn State came to an end last weekend when the Nittany Lions fired their coach of 12 years. Franklin left an indelible mark on the program in nearly all the right ways, rebuilding it into a perennial Big Ten and national championship contender after a period of turmoil.

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Texas A&M's Mike Elko spoke with reporters Monday about the rumors linking him to the open Penn State position.

The 2025 college football coaching carousel is positioned to be one for the ages after Florida fired Billy Napier on Sunday. Now, there are 11 FBS openings, including seven at the Power Four level. Last season, there wasn't a single power conference opening until the final week of the season.

Penn State's run defense has been abysmal in the Lions' four-game losing streak, and so has PSU's production in the passing game.