Overview
- Centre Daily Times reporter Jon Sauber says Kalen DeBoer has been a top Penn State target since James Franklin’s exit but would only be realistic if Alabama misses the College Football Playoff, likely requiring a loss to Auburn.
- Sauber now ranks Brent Key as the current frontrunner, describing him as both favored by Penn State and realistically hireable despite his public pledge to Georgia Tech.
- CBS Sports’ Josh Pate contends Penn State has zeroed in on another candidate and says he does not expect DeBoer to be part of the process.
- DeBoer is 17-6 in two seasons at Alabama with an 8-2 team on the playoff bubble, and defensive coordinator Kane Wommack is reported by The Athletic as a top candidate for the Oklahoma State job.
- Following a 56-0 win over Eastern Illinois, DeBoer admonished Alabama fans for booing kicker Conor Talty, reflecting recent tensions around the program.