ESPN recently compiled a list of the 40 “ascending superstar” coaches in college football under 40 years old — and Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne made the cut.
Rahne, 38, coached the quarterbacks and then the tight ends at Penn State before becoming the OC in December after Joe Moorhead left for Mississippi State. He was a record-breaking quarterback at Cornell until 2001 and got into the coaching business three years later.
Here’s what ESPN wrote about the assistant:
“The former Cornell quarterback cut his teeth under Bill Snyder at Kansas State and has a diverse position profile, working with running backs, tight ends and quarterbacks.