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Penn State Football Staff Addition of Legendary PA High School Coach

On Wednesday evening, it was first reported by Dorin Dickerson of The Fan Morning Show, that Western Pennsylvania high school coaching legend Bob Palko has accepted a job with the Penn State football team.

Blue White Illustrated’s Sean Fitz reports that Palko will be the director of high school relations for Penn State effective immediately. Palko coached at Allegheny and Mt Lebanon and ended his high school coaching career with a record of 248-87 over 28 seasons to go along with 9 WPIAL titles.

You may ask yourself, what does the director of high school relations do for a division one football program?