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Where do Penn State and Kalani Sitake stand ahead of the Big 12 title game?

Exclusive details on the Nittany Lions' pursuit of their next head coach.

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Matt Fortuna
Dec 02, 2025
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Penn State’s seven-week coaching search has entered its final stages.

Kalani Sitake is the Nittany Lions’ guy, per multiple sources. He has been, in fact, for quite some time.

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Yes, there was plenty of ink spilled across the country these past two months on big names such as Mike Elko, Kalen DeBoer and even Marcus Freeman, and no, those big names didn’t simply come out of thin air. But only Elko ever appeared truly realistic, and he surprised many both inside and outside of Happy Valley last month by signing a six-year extension with Texas A&M.

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