McSorley returns to Happy Valley, and Dan Connor gets an official promotion as James Franklin continues to hire Nittany Lions ...

It’s going to be Jim Knowles’ Penn State defense in 2025. And it’s going to be Dan Connor’s Penn State linebacker group this ...

The NCAA allowed analysts to conduct on-field coaching starting last season. Now, Penn State has made updates to reflect ...

Former Penn State All-American Dan Connor has been Penn State’s de facto linebackers coach since NCAA rules loosened the ...

Penn State football has updated its staff directory to reflect numerous title changes ahead of the 2025 season. The most ...

The Nittany Lions began winter workouts a little later in 2025 following their extended run in the College Football Playoff.

Expect Knowles to do the same. Someone else will coach Penn State’s linebackers and in all likelihood, it’s Dan Connor, who has been instrumental during his time as an analyst. Last year ...

This is a series outlining Penn State’s 25 most important players of the 2025 offseason as the Nittany Lions look ahead to winter workouts and spring practice. Every week, Monday ...

Penn State returns six starters on defense and plenty of others with experience. The Lions have a veteran defensive staff with Terry Smith, Anthony Poindexter, Deion Barnes and Dan Connor.

The group includes associate head coach Terry Smith, defensive line coach Deion Barnes, tight ends coach Ty Howle and linebackers coach Dan Connor. Penn State hired Knowles as defensive ...

Allen played a key part in formulating Penn State's linebacker pecking order and with Jim Knowles now running the defense in State College, as well as Dan Connor continuing to play a key role in ...