A Look at Leadership

Penn Stated: Talking Penn State Football with Donnie Collins

Marques Hagans is a legend in Charlottesville, and the fact he left the University of Virginia coaching staff after 12 seasons overall and 10 as receivers coach to take the same position with Penn State this week doesn't change that.
But it might change plenty for the Nittany Lions, who found the fresh face they needed at the helm of one of the most important position groups on the roster with the 2023 season on the horizon.
On this week's edition of Penn Stated, host Donnie Collins breaks down Hagans' hiring with Greg Madia, the longtime Cavaliers beat writer for The Daily Progress in Charlottesville. (Check out his work here.) Greg details what Hagans meant to the university and the program both as a star quarterback and a valued member of coaching staffs led by three different head coaches. He also checks in with a breakdown of Hagans' reputation for developing talent, his chops on the recruiting trail, and the leadership he showed when tragedy struck the program and community after November's sensless murder of three members of the football team on campus.
Donnie also delves into the recent news that former Nittany Lions head coach Bill O'Brien is heading back to the job he held before Penn State hired him in late 2011: Offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots. If he had it to do over again, would O'Brien still be Penn State's head coach? It's fun to speculate, after all.
Plus, Donnie says goodbye -- and thank you -- to a mentor and friend.

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