During his tenure as head football coach at Penn State, James Franklin has made some excellent assistant coaching hires. Joe Moorhead, Tim Banks, Tyler Bowen, and promoting Brent Pry to defensive coordinator when Bob Shoop left all come to mind. The early returns on Gerad Parker and Joe Lorig are promising as well.
Of all the great hires Franklin has made, one of the best has been Ja’Juan Seider. Since arriving in Happy Valley Seider has been nothing short of a home run hire for the Nittany Lions as his impact has been felt both on the recruiting trail and the football field.