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'I'm told by people that I trust' - Insider shares whether Penn State has a legitimate chance to swipe Curt Cignetti from Indiana
One of the top names the Penn State Nittany Lions could target to replace James Franklin is Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti. Cignetti, who is from Pittsburgh and played college football at West Virginia,
Nebraska coach and former Penn State linebacker Matt Rhule is the betting favorite at 3/1, followed by Boston College’s Bill O’Brien (4/1) and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti (6/1), per Betonline.ag. Other names of note listed are Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin (8/1) and former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer (12/1).
Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea, who has done really good work at his alma mater, is another potential option. The 43-year-old, who has worked at several other strong academic schools, has Vandy at 5-1 this season after leading the Commodores to a bowl game last year.
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Curt Cignetti, Matt Rhule named ‘obvious front-runners’ to replace Penn State’s James Franklin
After firing James Franklin, Penn State is eyeing Curt Cignetti and Matt Rhule as the top candidates to lead the program into a new era.
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Big Ten Football Power Rankings after Week 7: Indiana arrives, Penn State departs
No. 7 Indiana's road win over No. 3 Oregon headlined the week's results. The triumph is a continued statement of arrival for Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti and his program. While Oregon remains in the Big Ten and College Football Playoff hunt, it now looks to the upstart Hoosiers in the standings.