Penn State football officially adds DI assistant as linebacking staff

Penn State football adds DI assistant with ties to coaching staff as analyst.

   Penn State safeties coach Anthony Poindexter, running backs coach Ja Juan Seider during football press day at Beaver Stadium on Sunday Aug 6, 2023 Added DI assistant. . from a state university.

   The Penn State football team continued to add more support personnel on Friday. As first reported by On3, James Franklin and the Nittany Lions are adding Ball State assistant Vic Hall as a defensive analyst. In addition to being an all-around coach at the MAC level, Hall also excelled on the field, playing under current Penn State safeties coach Anthony Poindexter at Virginia.

Penn State football adds Division I assistants to linebacking staff
On Friday, On3 reported that the Penn State football team has added Vic Hall to its staff as defensive coordinator. Hall is the latest in a series of changes to the defensive support staff since the hiring of new quarterback Tom Allen in December.

Vic Hall is third at Ball State, pulling double duty on both sides of the ball as defensive backs coach and tight ends coordinator. He also held the title of co-coordinator for two seasons. Before joining the Cardinals staff, Hall coached defensive backs at Hampton and Howard and was a graduate assistant at Western Illinois.

Vic Hall meets with former coach Anthony Poindexter.
Vic Hall’s many coaching accomplishments came from his extensive collegiate career. Not only was Hall a cornerback and running back at Virginia, he was also a quarterback and wide receiver while in Charlottesville.

    Vic Hall reunites with former Penn State football coach and current assistant Anthony Poindexter. Hall played for the Cavaliers during Poindexter’s 10-year tenure on Virginia’s staff.
Anthony Poindexter is an assistant coach in his own right. Poindexter was thought to be in the running for Penn State’s junior varsity offensive coordinator job earlier this offseason.

   Anthony Poindexter starts with, James Franklin said of the assistant coach’s arrival at the Peach Bowl. “Anthony is a wonderful person, very good, very important player.“.