Every year, the NCAA coaching carousel has an interesting twist. It’s not like a big-named coach gets canned every season, but there’s always some speculation around the NCAA as if a surprise can happen at any moment during any season. It’s been a while since Penn State football had to deal with any major coaching change at the end of a season.
It’s especially been a while since the program had to fire somebody on their own. Their previous coach, Bill O’Brien who was hired back in 2012 exited Happy Valley on his own terms by accepting a head coaching job with the Houston Texans.