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Wednesday, February 24, James Franklin officially announced Penn State football would add former Purdue coach Anthony Poindexter to be its next safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator.
Poindexter has an illustrious football background, along with a lengthy coaching career, that could help add some serious value to Penn State’s defense.
Poindexter spent his childhood growing up in Lynchburg, Virginia. He excelled in football, baseball, and basketball. He received heavy attention for each sport he played and was even selected in the 70th round of the 1994 MLB Draft by the Florida Marlins.
The young athlete’s biggest success, and the one he ultimately chose to pursue, was on the football field. As the team’s starting quarterback and safety, he led the Jefferson Forest High School Cavaliers to back-to-back Division III state championships in 1992 and 1993. This production, along with his all-around athleticism, naturally piqued the interest of several college football
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Brohm hopes new defensive coaches help Boilers bounce back
By MICHAEL MAROTFebruary 19, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm looks on during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Indiana in Bloomington, Ind. Brohm did not like how his defense performed last season so he shook it up. He fired defensive coordinator Bob Diaco after one season, hired three new assistants and got more involved in the defensive meetings. Now it is time to find out how much has changed. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm looks on during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Indiana in Bloomington, Ind. Brohm did not like how his defense performed last season so he shook it up. He fired defensive coordinator Bob Diaco after one season, hired three new assistants and got more involved in the defensive meetings. Now it is time to find out how much has changed.