Release: Welcomes Jimmy Kennedy as Assistant Coach, Promotes Jake Varner to Head of Penn State Olympic RTC

[GregPickel]

Nittany Lion Wrestling Welcomes Jimmy Kennedy as Assistant Coach, Promotes Jake Varner to Head of Penn State Olympic RTC

The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team welcomes Jimmy Kennedy as assistant coach as Jake Varner has been promoted to head the Penn State Olympic Regional Training Center. Kennedy joins the staff in Varner's former assistant coach slot while Varner will now head up the efforts of the Penn...

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[Tom McAndrew]

interesting. We're not too used to changes to the coaching stuff under CS. Kennedy seems like a nice addition.

 

[SonnyAbeFan]

Can anyone restate the facts? I’m not aiming to make judgment, but I’m just trying to recall facts. Was Jimmy fired or did he resign from NW for not getting vaccinated? Jimmy is David Taylor’s brother in-law, correct? IF Jimmy is unwilling to get vaccinated, does that conflict with any Penn State requirements, or is he not bound to any requirement as a volunteer?

Again, I’m not trying to dredge up the merits of being vaccinated or choosing not to (as other threads cover wonderfully), I’m just want to get clarity on the facts.

Also, while Jimmy may be a terrific coach, did we miss out on an opportunity to put Cenzo or Mark in the volunteer role? Obviously, Jimmy has more coaching experience, but it would be great to keep as many of our legends a part of our program.