It looks like Penn State has found its new OC.
The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman first reported late Thursday afternoon that Penn State will be hiring Kansas’ Andy Kotelnicki as its offensive coordinator, and that report has since been confirmed by multiple other outlets.
Kotelnicki was at Kansas for three seasons. In that time, he transformed Kansas’ offense from one that ranked outside the top 100 to one in the top-10. The offense ranked No. 6 in 2022 and No. 8 in ‘23.
Here’s what the people of social media had to say.
This is a fantastic hire for @PennStateFball at OC to get Andy Kotelnicki
Super creative + open box mindset play designer and play caller 👏👏
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) November 30, 2023
Andy Kotelnicki was the OC at Buffalo when Jaret Patterson was doing this 👀 pic.twitter.com/kqOP8OC690
— PSU Everything (@PSU_Strong) November 30, 2023
A good look at some numbers on new @PennStateFball OC @Kotelnicki. One of the elite play callers and play designers in #CollegeFootball #PennState #WeAre pic.twitter.com/CFVDlY0Nl2
— SportSource Analytics (@SportSourceA) November 30, 2023
Digging into Andy Kotelnicki’s offense as he prepares to take the Penn State OC job. What I love is there’s no limits to the run game. Spread option, wildcat formations, motions from and into the backfield, QB off center, it’s so damn creative.
Whole field is used offensively. pic.twitter.com/ZjimwdpcnI
— Devin Jackson (@RealD_Jackson) November 30, 2023
Penn State hiring Andy Kotelnicki as OC.
James Franklin has to throw the bag at Manny Diaz right now. Needs to be top priority.
— Mark (@TheYinzerLion) November 30, 2023
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Penn State’s new OC Andy Kotelnicki will have the chance to reverse a painfully true narrative: lighting up Big 12 defenses means absolutely nothing in the Big Ten. Excited to see the system in action
— Matty Fresh (@MattyFreshTV) November 30, 2023
Andy Kotelnicki was hired by Kansas in 2021.
Kansas points per game:
2020: 16.0
2021: 20.9
2022: 35.2
2023: 33.9Kansas yards per game:
2020: 259.2
2021: 324.3
2022: 437.9
2023: 434.0The Jayhawks' 7.0 yards per play in 2022 was second nationally and best in school history
— Joel Haas (@Joel_Haas1) November 30, 2023
Big time hire by James Franklin!
Andy Kotolnecki:
– Players love him
– Innovative
– NFL teams steal his concepts all the time pic.twitter.com/NnrOLrX1mi— Adam Breneman (@AdamBreneman81) November 30, 2023
Not a home run hire, but rather a gamble that has potential for a big return
— State College Maniac (@NittanyManiac) November 30, 2023
‘24 Natty winners
— Stott.Rsl (@StottRsl) November 30, 2023
Excited to see Franklin handcuff him and all his creativity. Exciting times! https://t.co/66euXaY7BM
— Adam (@aa8950) November 30, 2023
Sounds like touchdowns. #WeAre https://t.co/91xyaZUpnD
— Kevin Jones (@IamJonesy3) November 30, 2023
