According to a report from Tolu Akintunde of Nittany Lions Wire, Freeman has not dismissed the idea of the Nittany Lions just yet. However, he is considered a long shot and would likely prefer to wait for the Ohio State job to open or for an NFL opportunity.

A surprising candidate is emerging among the favorites to be named the next Penn State coach, at least according to the college football odds.

Marcus Freeman lands four-star CB over Indiana, Ohio State and five other programs. The Notre Dame commit delivers a crucial recruiting win.

So would Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman make sense for the Giants? He checks a lot of those boxes, though he has never coached in the NFL in any capacity. Still, he has proven himself as a winner over the past four seasons in South Bend. But winning in the NFL is a different story.

Dabo Swinney's squad will be in the Pinstripe Bowl at New York's Yankee Stadium just a few days after Christmas Day. Based on a recent video chat on TigerNet, coach Swinney was fired up for the matchup and isn't treating this like a consolation prize after his team's season.