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Candidates to be Penn State football’s new offensive coordinator

By Marty Leap

STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 21: Penn State students cheer against the Michigan Wolverines on October 21, 2017 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 21: Penn State students cheer against the Michigan Wolverines on October 21, 2017 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /
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COLLEGE PARK, MD – NOVEMBER 25: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions points to the stands after defeating the Maryland Terrapins 66-3 at Capital One Field on November 25, 2017 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MD – NOVEMBER 25: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions points to the stands after defeating the Maryland Terrapins 66-3 at Capital One Field on November 25, 2017 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Central Florida offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Troy Walters

Led by head coach Scott Frost the UCF Golden Knights run a spread offense very similar to that of Joe Moorhead. This season the Knights lead the FBS in scoring offense, and the work of Troy Walters is a big reason why.

The Bloomington, Indiana, native graduated from Stanford in 1999. He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Indiana State University in 2009. He has also been the wide receivers coach at Texas A&M, North Carlonia State, and Colorado University. He was also the recruiting coordinator for the Buffaloes.

In eight career NFL seasons, Troy Walters caught 98 passes for 1,135 yards. He also finished his professional career with eight touchdown receptions.

Offensive coordinator at Penn State is a big improvement, both in job prestige and pay, over offensive coordinator at Central Florida. However, all signs point toward UCF head man Scott Frost becoming the head coach at Nebraska. If so, Walters may follow Frost to Lincoln. This, however, should not stop James Franklin from potentially pursuing Walters.

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