Penn State Offensive Coordinator Taylor Mouser, known for developing All-American tight ends like Charlie Kolar (Syndication: The Ames Tribune)
Penn State’s new coaching staff has filled another crucial position, with Taylor Mouser following Matt Campbell from Iowa to serve as the Nittany Lions‘ offensive coordinator. Mouser has a big task ahead of him as he takes over a stagnant offense that is set to lose key pieces to the NFL and transfer portal.
Expectations will be high for Mouser.
Here are three things that you need to know about Mouser as he takes on this new role.
3 Things You Need to Know About Penn State OC Taylor Mouser
Essential Experience: Offensive Coordinator of Iowa State’s 11-Win Season
NittanyCentral recently outlined the importance of prior head coaching experience when hiring a head coach.
Likewise, there’s little doubt that Mouser’s previous coordinator experience will get Penn State’s offense humming much more quickly, especially because that experience was in Campbell’s offense.
That offense, by the way, got off to a fast start in 2024 and produced Iowa State’s first 11-win season. Just a year later, that offense is ahead of Penn State in many passing categories.
The Cyclones’ passing game has typically been right around the same rank as their rushing offense. That shows a bit more balance than what Penn State has experienced.
The Tight End Whisperer: Developing All-Americans and NFL Talent
How many Penn State fans miss the days of Tyler Warren?
The dude was an animal.
But, Penn State still has incredibly gifted tight ends on the roster, and guess who can help develop those tight ends? That’s right, Taylor Mouser.
As an offensive coordinator (and before), he was also the tight ends coach and developed an All-American in Chase Kolar and All-Big 12 selections in Chase Allen and Stevo Klotz. That bodes well for Penn State’s stable of tight ends.
Scouting Background: Recruiting & Identifying Underrated Talent
On top of Penn State’s NIL disadvantage in the B1G, James Franklin’s departure and the coaching search nightmare left the incoming class in shambles.
That does not bode well for the start of the Matt Campbell era. But the Campbell-Mouser combo has shown that they can recruit. Mouser served as the assistant scouting director for a time, and Iowa State’s blue-collar culture matches up well with Penn State.
That should immediately buy this program some respect from incoming recruits from the Midwest and Appalachia regions.
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Big Ten Test: What Mouser’s Experience Means for Penn State
Experience doesn’t always translate to success, particularly when the level of competition increases as much as it does from the Big 12 to the B1G.
But experience is almost always better than inexperience, and Nittany Lions fans can take comfort in that with Taylor Mouser. He has experience in all the right areas for this team.
If it translates to a new conference with more resources, this could be a fun offense to watch.
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