Top takeaways from our first discussions with new Penn State football staff; coach quickly leaves for NFL
Lions247: A Penn State athletics Podcast
247Sports, Penn State, Penn State Nittany Lions, Penn State Football, Penn State athletics, College
4.8 • 937 Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Lions247 spent time in Beaver Stadium this week, speaking with Penn State head coach Matt Campbell for the first time since his introductory press conference. Plus, we chatted with every position coach and coordinator, gaining fresh perspective on early stages of a new Nittany Lions era.
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| 0:29.3 | story. Welcome back into the Lions 24-7 podcast. I am Tyler Donne. they are Daniel Gallant and Mark Brennan, my colleagues at Lions 24-7. |
| 0:42.2 | And last episode, I gave you a heads up. We were getting an opportunity to go back to Beaver Stadium to speak with several members of this Penn State coaching staff, many of whom we have never been face-to-face with. |
| 0:52.3 | Matt Campbell again for the first time since December 8th, |
| 0:56.5 | introductory press conference. |
| 0:58.1 | And that all happened on Wednesday. |
| 0:59.9 | Hopefully you caught our coverage over at Lines 247.com. |
| 1:02.7 | We spent a couple of hours in the Beaver Stadium Media Room, then relocated up to the recruiting lounge. |
| 1:09.3 | And again, face to face with so many of these names that we've mentioned here on the podcast in recent months, but had really yet to speak with directly. So not only did we learn more about the new coaches that are on campus, but we learned a ton about the players who fill up their respective position rooms. Matt Campbell, I thought, was fantastic in this press conference setting, |
| 1:28.1 | a little bit different than his initial go-round when he was introduced. It was emotional. |
| 1:33.0 | His whole family was there. This was a lot more centered on getting to work, building this |
| 1:37.3 | Penn State football team and what they've accomplished now eight weeks into the Campbell era. |
| 1:42.0 | We've got a ton to go through. We're not going to entirely |
| 1:44.8 | empty our notebooks because we can't record for three hours right now. We have a lot going out of |
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