Back to the Baylor Bears Newsfeed

10 things to know about new Baylor coach Matt Rhule, including his love of music and dedication to community service

Related Topics: Matt Rhule

Editor's note: This story was originally published on December 6, 2016. As college football season approaches, we're bringing it back.

Baylor announced the hiring of former Temple coach Matt Rhule on Tuesday. Here are 10 things you should know about the new leader of the Bears.

1. Started from the bottom. Rhule played collegiate football but was not a heavily-recruited prospect. Instead the State College, Penn., native walked on at his local college Penn State and played four years under Joe Paterno for the Nittany Lions. He was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team in his senior year.