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Penn State adds special teams analyst with ties to current, former Nittany Lions in latest offseason staffing move.
outside of college football, according to FootballScoop.
Tucker spent 2024 as a special teams analyst, and was the de-facto special teams coordinator, under former Penn State receivers coach and current Troy head coach Gerad Parker. He announced he was leaving the team in January. His time at Troy, of course, is headlined by his link to new Penn State receiver and returner specialist Devonte Ross. The former Trojan was a first-team All-Sun Belt pick as a receiver and at the all-purpose spot after catching 76 passes for 1,043 yards and 11 touchdowns while also returning 13 kickoffs for an average of 16.5 yards and nine punts for 153 yards and a touchdown. The score came against Iowa, a game in which the now senior added five receptions for 142 yards and two receiving touchdowns in addition to his special teams score.That game was a blessing,” Ross told reporters this spring. “I mean, to be able to go out there and do what I did, you know, credit to my teammates. Getting to play on that stage and kind of getting a feel of what it could be like in the Big Ten, just performing at that level, and knowing and understanding what it takes to be successful on this level.
