Most coaches have a preference: high in the sky or directly at their eye level.
The view while coaching a college football game is impactful in the eyes of the beholder and could have an impact on the result of the game. It at least helps the comfort level when calling a game.
Penn State defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn is spending the season in the coaches booth, a spot familiar to him during his career.
“During camp, we had a couple of different scrimmages, so I called some from the field, some from the booth,” Lynn said on Tuesday at Beaver Stadium. “I spent the majority of the time in my NFL in the booth.”
Lynn coached for five different NFL teams before joining UCLA in 2023 as their defensive coordinator.
The former NFL secondary coach is confident in his defensive leaders, so he can stick in the booth and not need to keep players in check on the sideline after every drive.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.“I just felt like with the coaches that we had on the field, I trust all those guys as far as being able to keep those guys [even keel] on game day,” Lynn said.
Being in the booth also allows a coordinator to see the entire field and watch plays develop as they happen and try to make quick adjustments instead of referencing replays and other technology. Lynn finds the booth beneficial for multiple reasons.
“And then just in between drives, [I] just felt you’re able to gather so much more information in between drives,” Lynn said. “So I wanted to try it out week one. I liked it. The players enjoyed it. So, we’ll probably keep on doing it.”
Penn State heads to Philadelphia this week to play Temple at Lincoln Financial Field. The road game will feel much like a home game for Penn State with a large alumni base in the Philly area.
The game kicks off at 12 p.m. on ESPN2.
