Criterion for $PSL(2,q)$

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I am looking for a criterion for a group to be isomorphic to $PSL(2,p^k)$ in terms of its Sylow $p$-subgroups.

For example, let $G$ be finite group of order $p^km$ where $p$ is an odd prime not dividing $m$. Suppose that

  • $G$ is simple.
  • Sylow $p$-subgroups of $G$ are elementary abelian.
  • Any two distinct Sylow $p$-subgroups of $G$ intersect trivially.
  • $G$ has exactly $p^k+1$ Sylow $p$-subgroups.

Do these conditions imply that $G\cong PSL(2,p^k)$? (Presumably, such an isomorphism would be proved by treating the $p^k+1$ Sylow $p$-subgroups as the $p^k+1$ points of projective space).

Is there similar set of conditions that implies that $G\cong PSL(2,p^k)$?