"Fifty days after Penn State fired Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno, the school finally may be getting close to naming his successor.

Sources told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Tuesday night that first-year Tennessee Titans coach Mike Munchak is the top pick of the search committee.

Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Tom Clements, a native of McKees Rocks, appears to be the second choice in case Munchak opts to remain in the NFL.

Munchak, 51, is a former Nittany Lions offensive lineman and Pro Football Hall of Famer who has spent his entire professional career, as a player and coach, with the Titans/Houston Oilers franchise after leaving Penn State after the 1981 season.

Former All-American tailback Curt Warner believes Munchak would be a good choice to lead Penn State's program, which still is reeling from the Nov. 9 firing of Paterno in wake of the child sexual abuse scandal involving former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.

"Mike would be a great fit," Warner said Tuesday night from his home in Vancouver, Wash. "He's a Penn State guy. I don't think any of his old teammates would be upset about him getting the job at all. He has my support. I'd love to see him get it."

Warner, a former Pro Bowl performer with the Seattle Seahawks, said it doesn't bother him that Munchak, a native of Scranton, has no college coaching experience."