Report: Penn State to interview Packers QB coach
Penn State acting athletic director Dave Joyner is set to interview Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Tom Clements on Friday, USA Today reported Friday.
Report: Penn State to interview Packers QB coach
Penn State acting athletic director Dave Joyner is expected to interview Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Tom Clements on Friday, USA Today reported Friday.
The USA Today story described Clements, who hails from McKees Rocks in Western Pennsylvania, as a "leading candidate" to succeed the recently fired Joe Paterno as Penn State's next head football coach. The interview was expected to take place over the phone.
Since 2006, Clements, 58, has been with the Packers, coaching stars Brett Favre and now Aaron Rodgers. Before joining Green Bay, Clements was an assistant at Notre Dame and then with the New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills. He played quarterback at Notre Dame in the early 1970s and then in the Canadian Football League from 1975-1987
Joyner is also expected to interview interim head coach Tom Bradley on Friday, according to multiple media outlets.
--Jake Kaplan
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— whiterook85 - I like the sound of this guy. He's got a good reputation as both a coach, and more importantly, a person. He has a heck of a track record developing QBs (boy, is that a PSU struggle), and he sounds to be very interested in the job since he submitted his resume on his own accord.— Ski Fast
- Having a coach from the NFL certainly would help in recruiting and getting someone who knows QBs would be great. Sounds like a winner to me so far. Put a great defensive coordinator on board and maybe things can be salvaged.
— psuwelsh - Penn State will go very safe on their pick. They need to restore their reputation than wins.— CT Phil Fan
- Clements is a waste of time with no head coaching or college experience..— bull****meter
- Clements is a waste of time with no head coaching or college experience..— bull****meter
This season is Joe's fourth season on the paper's Penn State beat. He previously covered the Nittany Lions for United Press International from 1976 to 1984.
Emily Kaplan is the Inquirer’s fall intern covering the Nittany Lions. She is a senior at Penn State and has covered a variety of sports for the university’s student-run paper, The Daily Collegian. Over the last two years, she has reported for The Associated Press from State College.
A Montclair, N.J. native, she has also interned at MLB Network, NHL.com and covered the 2012 Olympics in London. Follow her on Twitter here @EKaplan24.
