Penn State's new defensive line coach Sean Spencer knows the kind of shoes he's filling. The shoes of a coach who spent 18 years at Penn State becoming one of the nation's most respected coaches and recruiters. Nothing about that act is easy to follow, but Spencer isn't trying to one-up Larry Johnson, he's trying to be the best Sean Spencer he can be.
James Franklin has only had the head coaching job at Penn State for less than two weeks and has already made his away not only around the campus, but the entire state. Here's a list of all the major happenings and announcements from those two weeks.
James Franklin has made a big step towards replacing Allen Robinson and putting some weapons on the field for Christian Hackenberg to work with as four-star wide receiver Saeed Blacknall, originally a Rutgers commit, flipped to the Nittany Lions after making an unofficial visit to Penn State last week.
The newly formed Penn State football coaching staff wasted no time getting to work as the team landed two players on Saturday in the form of four-star athlete Koa Farmer and three-star kicker Jorge Powell.
After much speculation, a university spokesperson confirmed late Friday night exactly how much Penn State paid to Vanderbilt to obtain the services of head coach James Franklin.
James Franklin opened his Friday afternoon press conference gushing about the staff that he had put together, largely made up of Vanderbilt coaches that stayed loyal to their charismatic leader. It quickly became clear that this group of coaches are a lot more than just colleagues.