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On January 11, 2014, the Athletic Department at Penn State announced the appointment of Franklin as the head football coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions. [23] Penn State agreed to pay $1.5 million that Franklin owed Vanderbilt for early termination of his contract, Penn State disclosed this information January 24, 2014, according to USA ...
Penn State head coach James Franklin called Knowles “a strong strategist and excellent defensive mind.” The hiring is a homecoming of sorts for Knowles, who grew up in the Philadelphia area.
FILE - Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen, left, talks with offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki before an NCAA college football game against Kent State, Sept. 21, 2024, in State College ...
The program has had 16 head coaches, and 1 interim head coach, since it began play during the 1887 season. Since January 2014, James Franklin has served as Penn State's head coach. [1] Six coaches have led Penn State in postseason bowl games: Hugo Bezdek, Bob Higgins, Rip Engle, Joe Paterno, Tom Bradley, and Franklin.
On December 11, 2021, Diaz was hired to be the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Penn State University under head coach James Franklin. Diaz replaced long-time defensive coordinator Brent Pry after his departure to become head coach at Virginia Tech. [12] Under Diaz, Penn St’s defense ranked 2nd in the country in total defense. [13]
Anthony Poindexter, Penn State's safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator, is the top in-house candidate to take over the Nittany Lions' unit.
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Allen replaced Manny Diaz as Penn State's defensive coordinator after Diaz became the head coach at Duke. PSU’s defense was one of the best in college football in 2024 and allowed as many yards ...