Penn State football coach James Franklin moved quickly in naming a new running backs coach, as the program officially announced Stan Drayton's hiring Friday. Drayton replaces Ja'Juan Seider, who left Penn State after seven years for Notre Dame. Penn State announced Drayton's hiring before Notre Dame officially named Seider.

The Nittany Lions welcomed former Temple head coach Stan Drayton on Friday evening. ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported the move earlier in the day.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that point in January, they found out defensive coordinator Tom Allen was leaving for Clemson and that James Franklin would do his part to hire the best candidate he could. The team’s season had just ended three days prior.

Ja’Juan Seider’s former boss James Franklin was very complimentary of his former RB coach as he heads off for the same position at Notre Dame.

Penn State’s James Franklin has turned to a longtime coach who has a wealth of experience coaching running backs to oversee the Nittany Lions’ backfield in 2025, per report. Stan Drayton, most recently the former head coach at Temple,

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Having lost running backs coach Ja'Juan Seider to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the Penn State Nittany Lions need a replacement. But it looks like they've found their man. According to ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel,

It’s been a busy last few months for Penn State’s football program, and we’re not talking about the finish to the Lions’ 13-3 season in the Orange Bowl. Early Signing Day is done. Penn State’s football program has welcomed its early enrollees.