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Nobody would have blamed Penn State safety coach Anthony Poindexter if he had decided to leave Penn State for a shot to be a defensive coordinator with another program. After Penn State made a massive move to sign Jim Knowles to be the team’s defensive coordinator, Poindexter will reportedly be staying with the program as well.
Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reports Poindexter will remain with the Nittany Lions on a new multi-year contract that will come with a pay increase as Penn State continues to invest more in its assistant coaching staff under James Franklin. That is another massive win for the Penn State coaching staff this offseason.
If Penn State wasn’t going to land Knowles at defensive coordinator, then Poindexter appeared to be the most likely top candidate on the board. He would have made perfect sense as an in-house hire or promotion given how he has developed as a coach, and he has been a popular name for potential coordinator opportunities. An opportunity to be a defensive coordinator could still come his way and it could still one day end up with Poindexter leaving Penn State, but the Nittany Lions continue to splurge for top-notch assistants to help get Penn State to take another step toward legitimately contending for a national title.
According to the report from Dellenger, Franklin was open and honest with Poindexter about the possibility of adding Knowles to the coaching staff, and that led to Poindexter having a conversation with Knowles about the future in Happy Valley.
Per Dellenger’s report;
Franklin and Poindexter held a conversation earlier this past week when it became apparent that Penn State had an opportunity to hire Knowles. “We could really get Jim?” he told Franklin.
Poindexter even discussed the job with Knowles over the past few days, committing to remaining on staff if…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/anthony-poindexter-set-stay-penn-003633256.html
Author : Nittany Lions Wire
Publish date : 2025-01-28 00:36:00
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