North Carolina first-year coach Bill Belichick hired Michael Lombardi, his former right-hand man in the NFL. Cal tabbed former NFL coach Ron Rivera for its GM job. Stanford picked quarterback alum Andrew Luck. Recently, Oklahoma selected Jim Nagy, the former executive director of the Senior Bowl, to be its general manager.

Head coach James Franklin and Penn State are bringing in a former Nittany Lions' record-holding quarterback to the coaching staff ahead of the 2025 season. Penn State's vice president of intercollegiate athletics Pat Kraft revealed that former Nittany Lions star passer Trace McSorley would be returning to his alma mater in a coaching role on Saturday night at the THON Pep Rally,

McSorley returns to Happy Valley, and Dan Connor gets an official promotion as James Franklin continues to hire Nittany Lions lettermen.

Penn State’s 2025 homecoming weekend will be Oct. 11-12 and James Franklin’s Nittany Lions will face Northwestern on Oct. 11 at Beaver Stadium. The homecoming week details are posted on Penn State’s homecoming website. The kickoff time for PSU -Northwestern has not been announced.

Penn State made an intriguing decision on Tuesday evening, according to many sources. It affects their coaching staff going forward under head coach James Franklin. A former star quarterback will join the offensive staff for the Nittany Lions this offseason.

The Penn State of the last 10 years—a consistently successful program good for 10 wins and participation in a game around New Year's Day—is as much a Trace McSorely construction as a James Franklin construction.

It sure sounds like a Nittany Lions legend is coming back to Happy Valley full time. According to Penn State’s student news outlets, Onward State and The Daily Collegian, athletic director Pat Kraft teased the hiring of former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley to the 2025 football staff.