New special teams coordinator Stacy Collins
Penn State football lost a critical piece from their staff in the offseason when former coordinator Joe Lorig left for the same position at Oregon. The hire of Collins, who most recently was special teams coordinator at Boise State as well as co-defensive coordinator at Utah State, may allow the Nittany Lions’ third unit to become game-changers on a consistent basis. Collins’ Boise State group blocked three punts and one field goal in 2021, ranking top 10 in the country, and his kickoff coverage unit was second in the Mountain West.