The Penn State Nittany Lions football team underwent some major changes in the New Year, and even more keep coming.
On Wednesday, head coach James Franklin announced that former Minnesota assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Matt Limegrover would take over as the Nittany Lions’ offensive line coach.
“I am both humbled and honored to join Coach Franklin’s staff and coach at Penn State,” Limegrover said. “Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, I have been a Penn State fan my entire life and to now have the opportunity to coach there is overwhelming. I can’t wait to get there and start working on building an offensive line to help this program become a championship team.”
Limegrover brings over 25 years of coaching experience to the team. During his stay at Minnesota, he improved the rushing attack to 28th in the nation with 2,801 rushing yards in 2014. His experience and expertise will bring depth to Penn State’s worst position.
“We are really excited to have Matt join our staff,” Franklin said. “He is another Pennsylvania guy, born and raised in Pittsburgh, so he is very familiar with Penn State and this region. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a ton of great experience, both as an offensive line coach and as an offensive coordinator. The numbers that his offenses have put up speak for themselves. As great of a coach as Matt is, he is an even better man; he cares about people, cares about education and cares about the community. We are looking forward to having Matt, his wife, Ann, and their children, Emma and T.J., join our Penn State Football family.”
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