Penn State Nittany Lions Quarterback Drew Allar (15) calls out the play prior to the snap during the second half of the College Football Game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Penn State Nittany Lions on September 2, 2023, at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire)
New Penn State Football offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki’s hiring is drawing some high praise.
Retired 12-year NFL quarterback and current ESPN personality Dan Orlovsky took to X to complement James Franklin’s new offensive coordinator hire, Kotelnicki.
Orlovsky called the hire “fantastic,” calling Kotelnicki “super creative [and] open box mindset play designer and play caller.”
This is a fantastic hire for @PennStateFball at OC to get Andy Kotelnicki
Super creative + open box mindset play designer and play caller ????????
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) November 30, 2023
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Orlovsky, widely known as ESPN’s “quarterback guru” has previously criticized Penn State’s playcalling after the Nittany Lions‘ 20-12 loss to Ohio State in October.
In a video posted after the game, Orlovsky criticized Penn State’s playcalling “putting [Allar] in the worst possible places” against Ohio State in constantly being behind the sticks. He further noted, “they didn’t protect Drew Allar”.
Thoughts on OSU/PSU pic.twitter.com/81LBJKSGC3
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) October 21, 2023
Orlovsky posted a separate tweet during the Penn State Football vs. Ohio State game criticizing the Nittany Lions’ offensive playcalling saying “if you’re gonna recruit a player like Allar … Let the young man go play.”
Franklin and Penn State Football hope that those issues are things of the past, after moving on from former offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich.
PSU
If you’re gonna recruit a player like Allar
Let the young man go play
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) October 21, 2023
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Education: Saint Vincent College, Penn State Law School
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Experience:Robert Casturo has covered Penn State football for NittanyCentral since 2022. Casturo previously covered Penn State football through a social media presence (@PSU_FB_Thoughts on X) since 2019. Casturo earned his bachelor's degree from Saint Vincent College in 2015, where he was a punter for 1 season on the Saint Vincent College football team and worked in the athletic department for 2 years as a student manager. Casturo earned his JD from Penn State Law in 2018 where he was a senior editor of the Penn State Law Review.
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