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Could Penn State vacancy have an impact locally?

Penn State coach Glenn Thiel announced on Wednesday his decision to step down after 33 years of leading the Nittany Lions.

He compiled a 236-186 record at Penn State and owned a career mark of 313-222, which includes the 1972 national championship as the coach at Virginia.

The school’s web site said that a national search for Thiel’s successor will begin immediately, and I can think of a few local names that could become candidates.

Shawn Nadelen is the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Towson, while Bobby Benson is the offensive coordinator at Johns Hopkins. Navy assistant coach Stan Ross was the head coach at Butler for two seasons before the school dropped the lacrosse program, and coach Paul Cantabene has Stevenson in line for its second overall No. 1 seed in the Division III Tournament.

Posted by Edward Lee at 1:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Johns Hopkins, Navy, Stevenson, Towson

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Anybody hear rumors of Tom Gravante of Mount St. Mary's going to Penn State?

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Ed: I have not heard that, but I will ask around.

Posted by: Jason Fason | May 18, 2010 5:07 PM

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