New Penn State coach Matt Campbell is continuing to add to his staff, and the latest addition is Iowa State receivers coach Noah Pauley.
On3Sports first reported that Pauley, who had been with Campbell in Ames for three seasons, would be making the move to Happy Valley.
This is a big get for Penn State.
Pauley was named FootbalScoop’s receivers coach of the year for his efforts in the 2024 season, when Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins each went over 1,000 yards. Another one of Pauley’s biggest success stories is Christian Watson, who he coached at North Dakota State.
Watson was a two-star recruit who Pauley helped develop into a second-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers, where he’s gone onto thrive.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Pauley helped Iowa State to its best season ever, as pointed out on his bio.
“The 2024 season was one of the best in school history and it was led by arguably the best wide receiving duo in college football,” Pauley’s Iowa State bio reads. “For his efforts with the Cyclone pass catchers, Pauley was named FootballScoop.com’s National Wide Receiver Coach of the Year. The Cyclones finished 11-3 overall, the first double-digit win season in program history, and reached the Big 12 Championship game before defeating Miami in a thrilling Pop-Tarts Bowl.
“Wide receivers Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins made their marks in the Cyclone record books as the first duo in school history and one of just two pairs nationally with 1,000 receiving yards. Higgins finished the season with 87 receptions for 1,183 yards and nine touchdown catches, while Noel had 80 catches for 1,194 yards and eight touchdowns. Both players were Top 10 nationally in receiving yards and Top 40 for receiving TDs. The pair combined for 10 100-yard receiving games in 2024.”
