Penn State Fans Both Pumped & Shocked Following Kirk Ciarrocca’s Departure

Michael Tauriello | Onward State

Penn State football sent shockwaves through its fanbase Friday morning by announced it’s hired Texas offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich to fill the same role in Happy Valley.

Yurcich will succeed Kirk Ciarrocca, who spent just one season with the Nittany Lions out of Minnesota. The former Longhorns coach leads FBS coordinators with 6.49 yards per play since 2013 and led his teams to post nearly 62 touchdowns per season over his career.

Naturally, Penn State fans were stoked by the hire. They took to Twitter to celebrate the signing.

https://twitter.com/KilIadelphia/status/1347579460766334978

https://twitter.com/LindseyANoel/status/1347578055435440128

Penn State football news I didn’t expect for 600 please https://t.co/OMhXsEocdh
— Owen Abbey (@theowenabbey) January 8, 2021

Just do anything except 2000 QB draws a game and you’ll get a statue https://t.co/7bEMwpuMAF
— tyler (@tylermiller508) January 8, 2021

Absolutely love this hire. Should have been the hire last year. #WeAre https://t.co/sj0M10O4FO
— Logan Godfrey (@LoganGodfrey12) January 8, 2021

Did not see this one coming… but HOLY @&$^! https://t.co/9v9njcylmS pic.twitter.com/G9sq6oJhfx
— Tom Fallon (@fallonlv) January 8, 2021

These are the moves that winning football programs make. The Joebots need to recognize that. Joe would have let Ciarrocca stay for 30 years of mediocrity
— FearTheBeard (@fearTHEbeard927) January 8, 2021

https://t.co/RWBwLKZtkL pic.twitter.com/v47OXOwCtx
— Aaron Burger (@aaronburgerPT) January 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/djmyers10/status/1347574647202705409?s=21

While Penn State fans were pumped by the hire, a good bunch questioned the timing of Ciarrocca’s departure, especially considering obstacles he faced in his first Penn State season.

Ciarrocca left a lot to be desired in year one, but he also had some big obstacles to overcome. This feels like a quick hook and makes me wonder if there was something going on behind the scenes. https://t.co/3y0CsiFM4s
— Raymond Summerlin (@RMSummerlin) January 8, 2021

I don't hate this move, but Ciarrocca never got a fair shot https://t.co/VwGTe9cY4W
— Matt Juiliano (@MattJuiliano) January 8, 2021

No opinion on this.

Kirk didn’t look good this year, but he also got a raw deal as new OC with lack of practice and losing key pieces in Journey and Cain.

Then again, really like Yurich and he might’ve been top guy but unwilling to leave Herman. Now, he’s free. https://t.co/WXNsj9IWht
— Max Chadwick (@MaxChadwickCFB) January 8, 2021

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Will Pegler

Will is a senior majoring in digital and print journalism and is an associate editor for Onward State. He is from Darien, Connecticut and is a lifelong Penn State football fan. He loves a good 80's comedy movie, Peaky Blinders, The Office, and the New York Yankees and Giants. You can catch some of his ridiculous sports takes on his Twitter @gritdude and yell at him on his email [email protected]

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