Penn State has its new linebackers coach. The Nittany Lions are hiring Cincinnati defensive coordinator Tyson Veidt to coach the position, a source told the Centre Daily Times on Saturday morning. Keegan Nickoson of Bearcat Journal first reported the news late Friday.

Dan Connor, a two-time All-American at linebacker for Penn State, will be Penn State's assistant linebackers coach in 2026. He was the Lions' linebackers coach in 2025.

Connor will serve as assistant linebackers coach to Tyson Veidt, who joins Campbell's coaching staff after spending the past two seasons as Cincinnati's defensive coordinator. Veidt is the latest addition to a Penn State staff that still is without a publicly named running backs coach.

Pitt football made a slew of assistant coaching hires Monday morning, including at linebackers. Joe Bowen has been hired as Pitt’s linebackers coach, a team spokesperson confirmed. It was first reported by Pete Thamel.

Idaho head football coach Thomas Ford Jr. announced the hiring of Lee Stalker as the Vandals' new defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. The hire was finalized Tuesday, Dec. 23.

The University of Utah has promoted longtime linebackers coach Colton Swan to defensive coordinator on Morgan Scalley's new staff.

Kansas State football coach Collin Klein added a veteran coach to his staff, bringing in Nick Toth as the program's new linebackers coach.

Mike Scherer, who spent two seasons as UNLV’s defensive coordinator, is returning to the program to coach linebackers, the university announced Friday afternoon.