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News—Dec. 16, 2025—Updated 1-13
Matt Campbell’s Coaching Staff
New Penn State Head Coach Matt Campbell has built his new coaching/management staff for the 2026 season. The primary field coaching staff is complete as of Jan. 13.
Here is the current list and assignments. (Blue indicates former Iowa State coach/staffer in 2025)
Terry Smith—Associate Head Coach/Cornerbacks Coach
Justin Lustig—Special Teams Coordinator
Taylor Mouser—Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
Ryan Clanton—Offensive Line Coach
Jake Waters—Quarterbacks Coach
Noah Pauley—Wide Receivers Coach
Savon Huggins—Running Backs Coach—former RB Coach at Boston College under Bill O’Brien—in role at BC since 2022—former RB at Rutgers (2011-14) & Northern Iowa (2015)—hiring reported Jan. 8, but not officially announced by PSU until Jan. 13
D’Anton Lynn—Defensive Coordinator—hiring announced Jan. 2 after 2 seasons at USC—Lynn is a former CB at PSU (2008-11)—3-time All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (162 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 INTs, 1 fumble recovery)
Ikaika Malloe—Defensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator—Most recently with Deshaun Foster’s staff that was dismissed at UCLA in 2025—Coached under D’Anton Lynn at UCLA in 2023—PSU announced hiring Jan. 6
Deon Broomfield—Safeties Coach/Pass Game Coordinator
Tyson Veidt—Linebackers Coach—former DC at Cincinnati & former LB Coach/Assoc. Head Coach at ISU—PSU announced hiring Jan. 6
Christian Smith—Defensive Ends/Edge Rusher Coach—formerly the Northwestern D-Line Coach—also former ISU Grad Assistant—officially announced on Jan. 9
Reid Kagy—Director of Football Strength & Conditioning
Dan Connor—Assistant Linebackers Coach—PSU announced retention officially Jan. 6
Jordan Lucas—Assistant Cornerbacks Coach
DeOn’tae Pannell—Assistant Defensive Line Coach—formerly Austin Peay DL Coach (2024-25)—former PSU OT/OG (2008-11) and roommate of D’Anton Lynn—hiring officially announced on Jan. 10
Sheldon Croney—Assistant Running Backs Coach—was Assistant at Central Michigan in 2025—former ISU player and Grad Assistant under Campbell—hiring officially announced on Jan. 10
Jake Landry-Offensive Analyst—former Running Backs Coach at ISU in 2025 and former OC at North Dakota State in 2024 (was also with Temple staff 2019-21)—hiring revealed Jan. 13
Jackson Scott-Brown—Assistant Offensive Line Coach
Sam Seonbuchner—Assistant Tight Ends Coach
Trace McSorley—Assistant Quarterbacks Coach—was PSU QB Coach in Pinstripe Bowl
Rory Walling—Assistant Special Teams Coach
Shawn Collins—Quality Control/Defense
Beau Freyler—Quality Control/Defense
Ryan Gent—Quality Control/Offense—former ISU QB
Skip Brabanec—Football Chief of Staff
Derek Hoodjer—General Manager
Aaron Hillman—Director of Sports Performance Operations
Will Reimann-Director of Football Research & Strategy
Brandon Pietrzyk—Associate Director of Football Strength & Conditioning
Jalyn Baker—Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Lucas White—Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Joe Resendez—Director of Football Sports Medicine
Brad Solomon—Director of Football Nutrition—formerly at Texas—hiring officially announced Jan. 10
Jonnee Sulzberger—Assistant/Football Nutrition
Ben Moortgat—Director of Speed & Performance Science
Trent Slattenow—Director of Player Personnel
Jack Griffith—Recruiting Assistant (Asst. GM)—formerly at Cincinnati
Jace Heacock—Recruiting Assistant
Alan Zemaitis—Recruiting Coordinator for Personnel
Gabby Mazzie—Recruiting Coordinator
Naz Oliver—Recruiting Coordinator
Justin Cummings-Morrow—Recruiting NIL Operations—formerly at UConn, but worked at ISU with Campbell (2016-20)
Jayrone Elliott—Director of Football Player Relations
Xavier Quigley—Director of College Scouting
Kelli Fogt—Director of Football Operations
Amber Giese—Assistant AD for Football Player Development
Jordan Hill—Director of Player Development
Jevin Stone—Video Director
Blake Yunker—Assistant Video Director
