For the first time as a starting quarterback Sean Clifford will have the same offensive coordinator. This may be hard to believe, but it is indeed true. In 2019 Penn State’s offensive coordinator was Ricky Rahne, in 2020 it was Kirk Ciarrocca, then last season was Mike Yurcich.
2022 will mark the first time in Clifford’s four seasons as Penn State’s starting quarterback that he has the same offensive coordinator as the previous season. This should lead to a mastery, knowledge and comfort with the playbook/terminology that may have not been seen from Clifford in the past. Yurcich is also, by far, the best quarterback coach Clifford has had in his time as Penn State’s starter, so another year of learning the ins and outs of quarterback play from Yurcich certainly shouldn’t hurt, either.