According to reports, Penn State Football filled its open offensive coordinator position Thursday, pulling Andy Kotelnicki away from Kansas and Lance Leipold. Now, with the coaching staff filled — on paper — for 2024, Penn State and head coach James Franklin can shift to their most important offseason priority, keeping defensive coordinator Manny Diaz in … Read more
It’s no wonder James Franklin and Penn State Football made a drastic change. The Nittany Lions finished the 2023 regular season ranked No.14 nationally in scoring offense (37.2 points per game), No. 27 in rushing offense (186.67 yards per game), No. 92 in passing offense (204.3 yards per game), No. 62 in total offense (391 … Read more
Penn State Football zeroed in on its offensive coordinator, and will hire Andy Kotelnicki, the former play-caller for the Kansas Jayhawks this season, who had been there since 2021. In Kontelnicki’s first season in Kansas, the offense finished ranked 104th, but last year, they improved to the No.6 offense and helped the Jayhawks to their … Read more
Penn State Football hired Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotlelnicki as its next play caller, according to Bruce Feldman. Kotelnicki is a relative unknown for the majority of Penn State fans, so he’s a breakdown of the key basics Nittany Nation needs to know about the new man in charge of the offense. Experienced play caller … Read more
Inbox Penn State football announced the hiring of the sixth offensive coordinator under head coach James Franklin, selecting Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki to run the offense in 2024. News of Kotelnicki’s hiring was first reported by Bruce Feldman. Before being the offensive coordinator at Kansas, Kotelnicki previously was the offensive coordinator at Buffalo under … Read more
James Franklin, and Penn State Football, are already acting aggressively in the transfer portal this offseason. Penn State wasted no time offering North Texas transfer portal wide receiver Ja’Mori Maclin Thursday. Maclin is the cousin of former NFL star wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore … Read more
Penn State Football is expected to be active in the transfer portal this offseason, and it seems James Franklin is already exploring options at a key position of need. Wednesday, Penn State joined Syracuse, NC State, Maryland, and Virginia Tech, among others, in offering division II offensive tackle Alan Heron. Blessed to received an offer … Read more
Head coach James Franklin, and Penn State Football, fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich in the aftermath of a disappointing loss to Michigan that comes on the heels of an inept offensive showing against Ohio State, earlier in the season. Yurcich guiding an offense that came up small in the Nittany Lions‘ two games that mattered … Read more
After reports surfaced Monday of Penn State Football expressing interest in UNLV’s Brennan Marion, James Franklin reportedly met with Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, according to Bryson Stricker of Bleacher Report. Kotelnicki led the Jayhawks to a top 30 offense this season in total yards and scoring offense, including helping the Jayhawks score 38 points … Read more
James Franklin has kicked the tires on a popular name among fans and analysts among the candidates for the Penn State Football offensive coordinator role. According to Jacob Davis of the Full Ride Network, Penn State has inquired about Brennan Marion for the Nittany Lions‘ open offensive coordinator position. Notre Dame, Penn State and Oklahoma … Read more
Penn State Football and coach James Franklin were given a major endorsement from two of its top players following the Nittany Lions‘ 42-0 shellacking of Michigan State on Friday evening. Continuity, consistency, and confidence are key components of creating a well oiled and reliable working machine. And this is no different when it comes to … Read more
Penn State Football was in the discussion of the College Football Playoffs this past week on a nationally syndicated sports show. But the “discussion” in question was not exactly flattering. Lucy Rohden, a fanatical Iowa Hawkeyes football fan and a member of the Dan Le Batard Show, said the following in the first hour of … Read more
At his weekly press conference Monday, Penn State head coach James Franklin gave an update on the status of Nittany Lions starting quarterback Drew Allar. “We expect Drew to go,” Franklin told reporters, of Allar’s possible role against the Spartans. Franklin further noted that he expects both Beau Pribula and Drew Allar to have roles … Read more
Penn State Football starting quarterback Drew Allar exited Saturday’s win over Rutgers in the third quarter, one play after taking a hard hit on his throwing shoulder on a designed quarterback run. While the sophomore quarterback exited the medical tent with his helmet in hand a few minutes later, Allar did not return to action … Read more
No. 12 Penn State Football, led by quarterback Drew Allar, running back Nick Singleton, and linebacker Abdul Carter take on Rutgers in a regular season game on Saturday, November 18, 2023 (11/18/23) at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa, in a noon kickoff on FS1. WATCH PENN STATE VS. Rutgers ONLINE FOR FREE BY SIGNING … Read more
Head coach James Franklin, and Penn State Football, fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich in the aftermath of a disappointing loss to Michigan that comes on the heels of an inept offensive showing against Ohio State, earlier in the season. Yurcich guiding an offense that came up small in the Nittany Lions‘ two games that mattered … Read more
With Penn State Football looking for a new offensive coordinator, head coach James Franklin could re-hire Joe Moorhead, the team’s offensive coordinator in 2016 and 2017. Moorhead left Penn State to become the head coach at Mississippi State. After two years in Starksville, Moorehead became the offensive coordinator in Oregon. In Oregon, Moorehead rejuvenated his … Read more
Several reports have surfaced recently that say UCLA head coach Chip Kelly is in trouble. That’s the biggest shocker of this crazy season so far. Kelly has made progress following a 9-4 season with a 6-4 record to date. Somehow, the Bruins have kind of morphed into a defense-dominant program, which is unexpected but necessary … Read more
Head coach James Franklin, and Penn State Football, fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich in the aftermath of a disappointing loss to Michigan that comes on the heels of an inept offensive showing against Ohio State, earlier in the season. Yurcich guiding an offense that came up small in the Nittany Lions‘ two games that mattered … Read more
In the same week that James Franklin and Penn State Football fired Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich, Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz was nominated for the Broyles award, the award given to the best assistant coach in the nation. Under Diaz, the Nittany Lions‘ defense ranks second nationally in total defense, second in … Read more
