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Now that Matt Rhule has signed a contract extension to remain with Nebraska and the most obvious candidate for Penn State’s head coach vacancy is off the board, the other options for Nittany Lions athletic director Pat Kraft could be trickier to spot.

Rhule and Kraft are close friends from their days working together at Temple. Rhule is also a Penn Stater, having walked on to Joe Paterno’s team after going to high school in State College.

New head coach emerges as favorite for Penn State job after Matt Rhule’s extension

While much light has been shed on the more-recently opened Florida and LSU jobs down in the SEC, the highly-esteemed Penn State job remains a relatively quiet and open race to this point.

Of course, it wasn't long before the gales of November arrived early to blow the search away from Matt Rhule and towards a different potential top candidate. A Penn State alumni, Rhule was an easy name tacked onto the short list of suitable James Franklin replacements, but the buzz between the two parties hasn't been too hot so far, while Rhule just inked an extension to stay with Nebraska.

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