Al Golden 2013

Miami head coach Al Golden walks on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Duke in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

As Penn State appears to be finalizing negotiations to make Vanderbilt's its next head coach, at least one of the other candidates has been notified he's not getting the job. According to StateCollege.com's Mike Poorman, Penn State athletic director Dave Joyner has contacted Al Golden's agent to break the news.

The call to Golden was placed late Thursday afternoon, according to Poorman, and seemed to be a matter of simple courtesy. Golden had previously made statements that he would remain at Miami, and Penn State's search process moved on to Franklin, Mike Munchak and Greg Roman.

Franklin is expected to be named Penn State's 16th head coach, according to Thursday reports from CBSSports.com's Bruce Feldman and ESPN's Brett McMurphy. Franklin's deal could become official tomorrow morning after Penn State's compensation committee meets on the issue.

Golden is a former Penn State player who has spent the last three seasons at Miami. He has unique experience navigating the Hurricanes through NCAA sanctions of their own, with improvement in each of Golden's three campaigns. Miami went 9-4 this season and lost to Louisville in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

Prior to Miami, Golden spent five seasons building a Temple program that was previously in shambles. The Owls went 1-11 in Golden's first season and hadn't posted a winning record since the 1990 season. Golden had a 27-34 record overall at Temple, but went 17-8 in his final two seasons.

Golden has Penn State ties as a tight end under former coach Joe Paterno, and he has a reputation as a quality leader and tireless worker. Through the search process, he was viewed as a mix between the safety of a coach with Penn State roots and the upside of a proven leader at a major program.