Penn St. names Mike Rhoades new coach

Penn State hired VCU coach Mike Rhoades as its next basketball coach on Wednesday.

Utah State coach Ryan Odom already is in negotiations to take the VCU post, Stadium and ESPN reported Wednesday.

Rhoades, 50, heads to Penn State to replace Micah Shrewsberry, who formally will be introduced as Notre Dame's new coach Thursday.

Rhoades will be formally introduced as the Nittany Lions' coach in a press conference, also on