As Penn State Nittany Lion fans continue to weather the storm throughout the 2025 college football season, there remains a little glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel with the upcoming head coaching carousel.

Unfortunately for the struggling program, there have been multiple head coaching firings over the course of this season, with LSU firing head coach Brian Kelly being the latest. With two major job vacancies in the SEC, the battle for a new head coach puts athletic director Pat Kraft in a tough situation heading into the offseason.

However, there is one name with an impressive background that is beginning to float around in rumors.

Recently, former three-time National Championship winner Urban Meyer has continued to swirl around as the Nittany Lions' potential replacement for James Franklin.

Why Meyer?

Meyer, who is currently a college sports analyst for FOX, has an extensive resume that includes a 187-32 record at the college level. In his six seasons with the Florida Gators, Meyer managed to win two National Championships while also posting a 65-15 record from 2005 to 2010.

After his incredible stint down south, the legendary head coach returned home to Columbus in 2012 and became the head coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Meyer spent a total of seven years with the fellow Big Ten Conference member and led his team to a National Championship victory back in 2014.

Despite his short tenure as the head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021, the 61-year-old coach has consistently proven to be a winner at the college level.

While fans hope for a slam-dunk hire from Kraft, the list of potential head coach candidates that have a successful background like Meyer is slim. And while coaches who have a load of success, such as Ole Miss’s Lane Kiffin and Nick Saban, may peak the intrest of the fanbase, the odds that Kraft could sway these coaches are not in his favor.

A head coach with loads of success under his belt is exactly what the Nittany Lions need to rebuild the football program.

Franklin was able to do a terrific job of recruiting and making the school a consistent top-25 school, but Meyer’s playoff experience offers a much-needed element to the head coaching position in State College.