Veidt previously worked with Matt Campbell at Toledo and Iowa State.
It's just the second loss on the season for the Nittany Lions.
Clifford served as Penn State's emergency quarterback for much of 2025.
Jeneke will be the first Nittany Lion in program history to play for Team USA in the Olympics.
Kiesewetter was the Pennsylvania 1A Player of the Year in 2021.
Smith was a four-star recruit in the class of 2024.