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Photo: Virginia Tech Football/@HokiesFB By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Contributor Penn State’s coaching staff has taken it’s first hit of the chaotic college football coaching carousel. Defensive coordinator Brent Pry has officially been named as the new head football coach at Virginia Tech. Pry, 51, had been with Penn State since 2014 serving in […]
After an extended search, Penn State lands longtime Iowa State leader with major NIL support and staff resources Penn State University had officially named Matt Campbell as head football coach, the university announced on Friday night. The move comes nearly two months after firing former coach James Franklin and an extensive search that saw multiple […]
Former Nittany Lion coach celebrates Hokies’ recruiting success — and subtly trolls Pat Kraft and Penn State with Crumbl cookies Things are turning out okay for former Penn State coach James Franklin after being shown the door earlier this season. While his former school struggles to find a head coach to replace him, Franklin has […]
With National Signing Day underway, Penn State fans are furious as AD Pat Kraft struggles to land a replacement for James Franklin, leaving the program in chaos. When Penn State moved on from James Franklin earlier this year, AD Pat Kraft promised fans a coast-to-coast hunt for a coach who could elevate the program from […]
Reports indicate Penn State has zeroed in on BYU head coach Kalani Sitake as the leading candidate to replace James Franklin amid an accelerating search. Penn State’s coaching search appears to be shifting into high gear, and multiple reports indicate that BYU head coach Kalani Sitake has rapidly emerged as the name to watch. While […]
Just when the blockbuster news of James Franklin’s dismissal was reverberating across college football, a new twist has emerged — and it implicates none other than Adidas in the decision-making process. According to Mike J. Asti, Managing Editor at WV Sports Now and Pittsburgh Sports Now (and a national writer for Yardbarker), a source inside […]
After a stunning midseason move that saw Penn State fire James Franklin following a third straight loss, Athletic Director Pat Kraft now faces one of the most important coaching searches in program history. The Nittany Lions remain a premier job in college football, and the list of potential successors is already taking shape. Our Penn […]
As part of our ongoing Penn State Head Coach Hot Board series — which began with Indiana’s Curt Cignetti — we turn our attention to another name that could make plenty of sense in Happy Valley: Matt Rhule. After Penn State parted ways with James Franklin on Sunday following a third straight loss, Athletic Director […]
By Luke Brown It’s been a disastrous couple of weeks for Penn State football, and now, the University has announced a change in leadership and fired James Franklin, effective immediately. It’s Penn State’s first head coaching change since 2014, and the state of the program puts recruits in a tough place, deciding whether they should […]
Earlier on Sunday, after a third consecutive loss, Penn State University officially parted ways with veteran head coach James Franklin, ending a tenure that began in 2014 and defined an entire era of Nittany Lion football. Franklin’s dismissal comes after the start of a disappointing season marred by offensive inconsistency and the inability to win […]
