It was a relatively quiet offseason for Penn State football in terms of coaching moves. One “new face” to the full-time Penn State coaching staff is quite familiar to the Nittany Lion faithful, as fans were almost universally ecstatic when former letterman Deion Barnes was promoted from a graduate assistant to be the new defensive line coach.
By now, the story of Penn State first-year defensive line coach Deion Barnes’s rise up the coaching ladder is well-documented. When Penn State won the Rose Bowl in early January, Barnes was a graduate assistant.
The 2024 recruiting class for Penn State football has been stacking recruiting additions all summer long. Specifically, as of late it has been defensive line coach Deion Barnes who has been on a hot streak after landing defensive linemen Liam Andrews and T.A Cunningham this past week.
After a slow start to the month of July on the recruiting trail, Penn State football has officially rebounded in recent weeks. On Saturday, James Franklin and Deion Barnes landed a commitment from four-star DL prospect T.A.
Recently, the Penn State football team has been bulking up its 2024 recruiting class by adding star talent to the defensive line. Now, 2024 four-star defensive lineman Liam Andrews has officially committed to Penn State.
On February 27th, 2023 the Penn State football coaching staff took on a new challenge, as defensive line coach John Scott Jr took a position with the Detroit Lions.
It was a busy recruiting weekend in Happy Valley for defensive line coach Deion Barnes This past weekend defensive line coach Deion Barnes and the Nittany Lions hosted three noteworthy defensive line targets on campus.
STATE COLLEGE, PA — On Monday evening, the Penn State football program hired a new man to coach its defensive line unit in 2023. Former Nittany Lion standout Deion Barnes, who previously served as a graduate assistant on James Franklin’s staff, is now Penn State’s full-time defensive line coach.
Penn State Football welcomed one of its own to the coaching staff on Monday Penn State Football has its new defensive line coach in former Nittany Lion edge rusher Deion Barnes.
James Franklin has promoted Deion Barnes to be Penn State football’s new defensive line coach, the program announced Monday. Barnes had previously served as a graduate assistant and analyst with the program.
Penn State Football filled its last coaching vacancy on Monday night. Penn State Football has officially hired Deion Barnes as the next defensive line coach of the Nittany Lions.
Penn State Football found a way to keep a key assistant coach around a little longer It was first reported by Greg Pickel of On3 that Penn State Football would be promoting former graduate assistant Deion Barnes on their staff.
Big news. In a move first reported by Greg Pickel of BWI, Penn State is holding onto former graduate assistant Deion Barnes, who is transitioning from his G.A.
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