{"id":332129,"date":"2025-12-05T14:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T14:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/332129\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T14:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T14:10:12","slug":"kalen-deboer-shuts-down-being-linked-to-penn-state-job-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/332129\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalen DeBoer shuts down being linked to Penn State job opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Penn State fired head coach James Franklin<\/a> nearly two months ago, on October 12, and has yet to hire a replacement. Other Power Four jobs across the country are being filled, and those openings occurred after the Nittany Lions moved on from Franklin after 12 seasons.<\/p>\n

As the Penn State job sits vacant, some have brought up Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer<\/a> as a potential target in the Nittany Lions\u2019 search. Some pundits, whether reputable or not, have also hypothesized that DeBoer and\/or his family are not happy in Tuscaloosa, Ala.<\/p>\n

DeBoer was asked about that on Thursday ahead of the SEC Championship Game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re extremely happy at Alabama,\u201d DeBoer said on Thursday. \u201c\u2026 We\u2019re extremely happy here. Love the challenge, love the grind, love this place. And there\u2019s never been any link. There\u2019s never been any conversation. There\u2019s never been any interest either way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so, I\u2019m glad we can put that to bed right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeBoer is in Year 2 at Alabama, after choosing to leave Washington and replace Nick Saban as the head coach of the Crimson Tide. He has posted a 19-6 record thus far and has Alabama in the SEC Championship Game in his second season. In addition to the game results, DeBoer is recruiting at a high level, signing the No. 3 and No. 6 classes in 2025 and 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of what we\u2019ve accomplished,\u201d said DeBoer on his Wednesday radio show. \u201cThe message right now with the team and what they choose to be their theme is the job\u2019s not done, because as much as we\u2019ve accomplished, there\u2019s more that we know we want to go after and go get. That\u2019s this team\u2019s expectation, that\u2019s this program\u2019s expectation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve never wavered from and shied away from any of those expectations that you have here at Alabama.\u201d<\/p>\n

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