Boise State makes hire of Stacy Collins official; Penn State lines up replacement: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Jan. 16 include another school hiring a Nittany Lion assistant, PSU has his replacement lined up, plus headlines of the day and more.
It’s time to dive into Tuesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with Stacy Collins. ESPN first reported and BWI confirmed last Friday that the Penn State special teams coordinator was leaving the Lions after two seasons to return to Boise State. The Mountain West Conference school announced the news on Monday. Collins, an Oregon native, will be the Broncos’ assistant head coach/special teams coordinator/inside linebackers coach.
“My family and I are so excited to get back to Boise State and the Treasure Valley,” Collins said of his return,” Collins said in a released statement. “We know how special of a place it is and what can be achieved there, which is why I’m proud to Bleed Blue! I am really looking forward to continuing building off the momentum from last season. It is an honor to be able to work under the leadership of Spencer Danielson and Jeremiah Dickey. I am so fortunate to have maintained relationships with players and staff on the team from my time there and I cannot wait to get back to work with them.”
Said Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson:
“Stacy is one of the best special teams coaches that I have ever come across and an elite linebackers coach. He does an amazing job of developing young men on and off the field and the amount that he cares about his players is second to none. I’m incredibly excited to get to work with him again.”
Top 10
- 1Breaking
DJ Lagway
Florida QB to return vs. LSU
- 2
Dylan Raiola injury
Nebraska QB will play vs. USC
- 3
Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 4New
SEC changes course
Alcohol sales at SEC Championship Game
- 5
Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
In related news, the Lions are targeting Vanderbilt associate head coach, special teams coordinator, and tight ends coach Justin Lustig to be his replacement.
Headlines of the day
Penn State football set to make special teams coordinator hire: Bauer, BWI
Sean Clifford Snaps a Penn State Slump in the NFL Playoffs: Wogenrich, SI
Penn State wrestling notes: Why was Bernie Truax out Sunday? Cael Sanderson talks Indiana win and more: Pickel, BWI
All-22 on All 31 (and Counting) of James Franklin’s Assistant Coaches at Penn State: Poorman, Statecollege.com
Top100 running back set to check out Penn State: Fitz, BWI
Quote of the day
‘Really proud of Juice. For him to come back at the point he came back, we knew there would be growing pains. For him to come back and step in at guard position had to get familiar with that. Juice has gotten better. We’ve seen him grow and get better each week’
