Ben Jones
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Living in Minnesota after 13 seasons on the Penn State athletics beat. Read remote Penn State coverage on Substack here: https://t.co/nypcpJS9F2
Northfield, Minnesota
Joined July 2009
Penn State's coaching search has been a real-time introduction into the idea that Penn State Exceptionalism isn't everything it once was:
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From mid October
Pat Kraft fired James Franklin, which means he’s on the hook for whatever is next. So now it’s Kraft’s turn to try and win a big game.
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Sources: BYU coach Kalani Sitake has begun to inform people that he intends to stay at the school. BYU is in the process of putting together a lucrative contract to keep him. He's been one of main targets at Penn State, which he informed of his decision today.
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I'm sure both parties would be fine in the long run, but Sitake doesn't need Penn State and Penn State doesn't need Sitake.
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In a way, it's kind of sad that the money in college football can [maybe] get a guy like Kalani Sitake to leave BYU. Offer up generational wealth to someone and their family in exchange for leaving a program/place foundational to who you are as a person for something unfamiliar.
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Will Stein interviewed for the Penn State opening. Feedback from Penn State sources was he was a bit raw for their liking. Time will tell. Meet Kentucky's new head coach https://t.co/Fy5RS1hypc
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For the record, I would take a crack at coaching Penn State for pretty cheap.
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Confirmed this a while ago but in case it wasn’t obvious, this isn’t a real account.
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Multiple industry sources confirm that Penn State is actively engaged in real, ongoing discussions with BYU head coach Kalani Sitake regarding its head coaching vacancy. Conversations have intensified over the past 10 days, and general contract parameters have already been
Sources: Penn State talks with BYU coach Kalani Sitake heat up https://t.co/znWL0siHOv
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BYU head coach Kalani Sitake, when asked a general question on how he addresses coaching rumors with his team.
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🚨 BREAKING: Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule has parted ways with defensive coordinator John Butler after just one season, per source. Official announcement expected later today. Full story: https://t.co/wPSYnDiB9l
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Bill O’Brien doing pretty well at Penn State is proof that a good hire doesn’t have to be a big name, but Kraft will probably have to sell some people on the vast majority of the legitimate remaining names.
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Becoming more possible by the day
Was recreationally curious what the ole AI thought about Penn State's coaching search and I was not physically prepared for this:
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Sources: Michigan State plans to fire coach Jonathan Smith today. He went 1-8 in the Big Ten this season and his overall record in two seasons was 9-15. He's set to be owed $33 million.
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Going to be a quirky thing if the Franklin Era starts and ends with the Pinstripe Bowl.
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Penn State’s season going the way it has means a lot of people are missing out on how good Amare Campbell is.
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Rutgers' 36 points is the most it has scored against Penn State in the 35-game series. Previous high was 1995, a 59-34 Penn State win.
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That “Hire Terry Smith” plane is going to Hindenburg pretty soon.
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Drew Allar anytime they run routes more than six yards down the field for Grunk
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