Entering November, we could see Penn State hire its next head coach over the next month or so. 

It'll be interesting to see who Pat Kraft decides to finalize a contract with, but the new names that continue to emerge might indicate that Penn State doesn't have a No. 1 target on its board yet. 

With other college football openings, including those at LSU, Florida, Auburn, and more expected, Penn State may not be able to secure its top option, depending on how things unfold. 

According to Chris Vannini of The Athletic, Penn State currently has the second-best job opening in the nation, but his insight into what Penn State might do was intriguing. 

He noted that Penn State could be a fit for some sitting head coaches in the Big Ten. 

“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. Franklin deserves a lot of credit for getting Penn State back near the top of the sport. He won a lot of games, just not the big ones. He also forced the program to modernize, demanding more in facilities and money.

“A few sitting head coaches elsewhere in the Big Ten would fit here, but the school also may take even bigger swings,” he wrote.

Outside of Ryan Day, which we all already know isn't going to happen because Ohio State has absolutely no reason to ever allow him to walk and has just as much money as Penn State, and he likely wouldn't even ever want the Penn State job unless it offered him so much money that it wouldn't make sense for him not to take it, I don't see a path where there's a lot of sitting Big Ten head coaches that make sense for Penn State.

Matt Rhule was, kind of, the guy for Penn State, at least that's what reports said, but after his extension, I don't see an avenue for that path either.