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Matt Campbell appears to have finished his new Penn State football coaching staff. The latest hire, reportedly, is running backs coach Savon Huggins.
Pribula does not appear to be considering a return to Penn State, where he spent his first three seasons in college. New Nittany Lion head coach Matt Campbell has already brought in his two top former quarterbacks from Iowa State ― three-year starter Rocco Becht and redshirt freshman Alex Manske.
Penn State football has landed a commitment from class of 2026 three-star running back D'Antae Sheffey, he announced on his X account Wednesday. The high school senior elected to stay home, coming from State College Area High School. In 2025, Sheffey was named first-team all-state after rushing for 1,613 yards and 26 touchdowns.
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Tyson Veidt previously coached with Matt Campbell at Iowa State for eight seasons. He was at Cincinnati last year. Ikaika Malloe spent the last four seasons at UCLA.
Becht will join fellow Cyclones teammate and quarterback Alex Manske at PSU, who also announced his transfer on Jan. 4. Manske, a true freshman in 2025, was one of Iowa State's most highly-rated recruits in recent memory — the No. 8 QB in his recruiting class and the nation's No. 55 prospect, overall, according to On.3.
Here's what to know about Savon Huggins, Penn State's new running backs coach. Huggins, 32, spent the past five seasons as the running backs coach at Boston College, working with Bill O'Brien the past two. O'Brien retained Huggins to his staff in 2024 after the Eagles finished second in the ACC in rushing (2,584 yards) the previous season.
Since the transfer portal opened on Jan. 2, there has been a flurry of activity inside Matt Campbell's program.