Penn State is losing a longtime position coach to Virginia Tech and James Franklin.
Tight ends coach Ty Howle is leaving the Nittany Lions to become the offensive coordinator at Virginia Tech, according to a source.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported the news.
Howle has already departed the program and will not coach in the team’s bowl game against Clemson, according to a source.
He was originally hired by Franklin as an analyst ahead of the 2020 season and was promoted to tight ends coach in 2021, and then added the co-offensive coordinator title in 2023. Howle played at Penn State from 2009-2013 before getting into coaching.
New Penn State head coach Matt Campbell has yet to fill out his coaching staff and will likely do so over the coming weeks.
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Jon Sauber covers Penn State football and men’s basketball for the Centre Daily Times. He earned his B.A. in digital and print journalism from Penn State and his M.A. in sports journalism from IUPUI. His previous stops include jobs at The Indianapolis Star, the NCAA, and Rivals.
