STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The coach who guided the New Orleans Saints through Hurricane Katrina has joined Penn State's football team as a consultant.
Penn State says Jim Haslett will work with its offensive, defensive and specials teams coaches and serve as a ''sounding board'' for the staff.
The 59-year-old Pittsburgh native played linebacker at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and was the NFL's defensive rookie of the year in 1979 with the Buffalo Bills.
Haslett led the Saints to a 10-6 record and a division championship in 2000, his first season as head coach.