Our weekly look at Penn State's head coaching options has a few new names and a big shakeup, thanks to LSU's firing of Brian Kelly.

With the Penn State football depth chart at quarterback is getting dangerously thin, who will back up freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer at Ohio State?

This place has it all: tradition, money, facilities, support and recent success. It’s a top-15 job in college football. Penn State is paying around $45 million to get rid of James Franklin coming off a CFP semifinal appearance. That signals how serious the Nittany Lions are about getting over the hump.

The Nittany Lions will travel to face the No. 1 Buckeyes on Saturday and interim coach Terry Smith hopes the team's rushing attack can lead the way for an upset victory.

The coaching carousel in the SEC turned sharply this week when LSU fired Brian Kelly after a 49-25 home loss to Texas A&M. The move ended a four-year tenure and

Terry Smith says Drew Allar is still “very, very present” with Penn State after his season-ending ankle injury, as the program regroups.

Everyone who works in and around college football expects a great deal of coaching turnover this offseason. A crazy coaching carousel appears all but assured after a flurry of midseason firings, as some of the bluest of blueblood programs are already looking for their next head coaches.

Penn State, led by interim coach Terry Smith, is hoping to use the bye week to rally and end the season on a high note. At 3-4 on the season, the Nittany Lions must win three of their five remaining games to reach bowl eligibility — a far cry from the team's preseason No. 3 ranking.