Field Level Media
30 Dec 2025, 00:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images)
Penn State is finalizing a deal with Southern California defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn for the same position, multiple outlets reported Monday.
Lynn, 36, played cornerback for the Nittany Lions from 2008-11 and is joining new head coach Matt Campbell's staff after two seasons with the Trojans.
Campbell's longtime defensive coordinator at Iowa State, Jon Heacock, recently announced his retirement.
Lynn coached in the NFL for nearly a decade before moving to the college ranks as the UCLA defensive coordinator in 2023. The Bruins improved from 90th in scoring defense to 14th under his watch.
At USC, he took over a defense that finished 121st in scoring defense and finished 56th in 2024 and 48th in 2025.
He coached the safeties for the Baltimore Ravens from 2021-22 and coached the secondary of the Houston Texans from 2018-20. He was a defensive assistant with the Los Angeles Chargers (2017) and Buffalo Bills (2015-16).
Former Penn State head coach James Franklin made overtures to hire Lynn last offseason but he opted to sign an extension with Southern Cal.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Los Angeles Herald news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Los Angeles Herald.
More InformationKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: In the most significant trial of the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, Malaysia's influential former prime...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York will soon require prominent mental health warnings on social media platforms that use features designed...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: A powerful winter system swept toward the U.S. Northeast at the start of the post-holiday weekend, triggering...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled a planned Christmas Eve concert at the Kennedy Center after the White House...
There's an invisible emergency in America: children toil in slaughterhouses, factories, and fields—night and day, unseen, unprotected,...
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: After spending weeks accusing Nigeria's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians, President...
SANTA CLARA, California: Nvidia has struck a deal with artificial intelligence startup Groq to license its chip technology and bring...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: American consumers once again proved to be the backbone of the U.S. economy, pushing growth to its fastest pace in...
(Photo credit: Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images) Penn State is finalizing a deal with Southern California defensive coordinator D'Anton...
(Photo credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images) Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic leads the Western Conference and Milwaukee Bucks forward...
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman appeared to end speculation he could leave for the...
Los Angeles [US], December 29 (ANI): The makers of Netflix's popular sci-fi show 'Stranger Things' have opened up about what fans can...
