Matt Campbell has brought Iowa State wide receivers coach Noah Pauley with him from the Big 12 to work with Penn State’s receivers.
It left current wide receivers coach Marques Hagans in limbo, until now. And he will remain in the Big Ten.
According to Adam Rittenberg of ESPN, Hagans is expected to become an assistant wide receivers coach at Michigan.
The Wolverines hired Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham to replace Sherrone Moore, who was fired and charged with three crimes stemming from a home invasion case in mid-December.
Hagans formerly worked under Michigan offensive coordinator Jason Beck while he was at Virginia and is now reunited with Beck on Whittingham’s staff.
He served as wide receivers coach the past three seasons.
His receiver room received mixed reviews, but mostly underperformed when Penn State needed it most against Ohio State and Notre Dame.
A Penn State wide receiver didn’t total a catch in the College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Notre Dame in the 2025 Orange Bowl last season.
Penn State acquired Kyron Hudson, Devonte Ross, and Trebor Peña in the transfer portal, but didn’t provide a big enough boost to enhance the offense.
Peña’s 49 catches for 552 yards led the team, and he scored two touchdowns in one year at Penn State.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.He was named Pinstripe Bowl MVP with five catches for 100 yards and the game-winning touchdown, a 73-yard catch and run from Ethan Grunkemyer against the Clemson defense.
Ross earned 36 passes for 501 yards and a team-high five touchdowns.
Hudson was a disappointment after transferring from USC, only totaling 23 receptions for 288 yards and two touchdowns.
Penn State’s most productive receiver in 2024, Harrison Wallace, played arguably the game of his career with Ole Miss on New Year’s Day.
Wallace caught a season-best nine passes for 156 yards and a touchdown in the Sugar Bowl victory against Georgia.
Penn State hired Noah Pauley to join Campbell’s staff at Penn State and once again revamp the wide receiver room.
Campbell has retained high-upside freshman receiver Koby Howard as the first step to replace Peña, Ross, and Hudson, but a long way to go for Penn State to have a dependable and reliable core at the position for the first time in over four years.
