Vanderbilt football has signed coach Clark Lea to a contract extension, though the terms were not disclosed. The extension comes after Lea led the Commodores to a 9-2 record and contention for a College Football Playoff spot. Lea, a Vanderbilt alumnus, had been mentioned in connection with other high-profile coaching jobs.

Vanderbilt football head coach Clark Lea talked about his team’s playoff position in Tuesday’s press conference.

ESPN analyst Greg McElroy believes Penn State’s coaching search has effectively narrowed to two names in interim coach Terry Smith and Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea. He laid out the case for both during this week’s Always College Football.