What’s being said about James Franklin’s search to find Penn State’s next defensive coordinator?
Penn State’s leader, now in his 12th season in State College, must decide on his defensive coordinator for 2025. Tom Allen left to take the Clemson DC job. Franklin’s next hire will be his fifth full-time DC at Penn State.
Penn State Defensive Coordinator Search: Names to Know
As Franklin said before hiring Allen last year, Penn State's defense is not in rebuild mode. The program is about winning now, which the returns of Drew Allar, Nicholas Singleton, Kaytron Allen and offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki have foreshadowed. Franklin is chasing hardware next season, and the defensive coordinator hire will reflect that.
Franklin was at Mater Dei on Thursday morning, perennially one of the nation's top football programs and a recruiting hotbed.
Allen, he said, wasn’t looking for a job. He was laser-focused on Penn State’s CFP semifinal game against Notre Dame at the ...
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