ALTOONA, Pa. -- Penn State's defensive line coach position is a very significant job on the coaching staff, and the last two guys who held the job wound up going to the NFL.
There are big shoes to fill. And those big shoes have been filled with what is surely a popular in-house candidate.
Penn State named Deion Barnes the new D-line coach late Monday night, on the eve of spring practice starting Tuesday. Barnes is a former Nittany Lion defender who recently served as a graduate assistant before being named an analyst this offseason.