One of the big complaints of the James Franklin era is that there is always coaching turnover. While that’s largely the way of college football in the modern era, it is true that staff continuity hasn’t been a strength the last few seasons in Happy Valley. It hasn’t been since the 2017 season that Penn State returned every member of its full-time coaching staff.
Will this be the offseason where the trend is bucked? Co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Tim Banks has already been linked to the vacant Michigan defensive coordinator spot, so that is one where smoke might lead to fire.