Agent: 49ers OC Greg Roman finalist to replace Paterno at Penn St.

[Auggie]

ESPN.com news services / 1-2-12

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman is a finalist to replace Joe Paterno at Penn State, his agent said Monday.

Mike Harrison told The Associated Press by phone that Roman interviewed for the position in November and is on the "short list" to take over the embattled program, rocked in recent months by the sex-abuse scandal.

Harrison said he expects to know soon whether Roman will be hired, but declined to offer further details, such as whether Roman would finish out the season with the playoff-bound NFC West champion 49ers (13-3). San Francisco is the NFC's No. 2 seed and earned a first-round bye, with its first game Jan. 14 at Candlestick Park.

"We should know in a week or so, that's our best guess," said Harrison, of the Los Angeles-based agency Advantage Sports & Entertainment. "He interviewed quite a while ago."

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7416270/greg-roman-agent-says-finalist-job



Can't the 49ers keep an OC for more than one year?

2012: That would be Alex Smith's 8th OC.

[Condem]

1. LOL. That's what Penn State has come to.

Greg Roman.