New Penn State offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser named FootballScoop tight ends coach of the year

New Penn State offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser is being honored for his last season of work at Iowa State. He is FootballScoop’s 2025 tight ends coach of the year. Mouser handled both that job and the role of offensive coordinator for the Cyclones last season under new Nittany Lions head coach Matt Campbell.

“Junior tight end Benjamin Brahmer led the Cyclones’ air attack with 37 grabs, which went for 446 yards and a team-high six touchdowns,” Zach Barnett writes for FootballScoop. “The Second Team All-Big 12 selection already sits in sixth place in Cyclones history for career receptions by a tight end and fifth in receiving yards, and has a clear opportunity to leave Ames as the second-best pass-catching tight end in school history should he return for his senior season.

“Fellow junior Gabe Burkle finished fourth on the team with 26 grabs in nine games for 302 yards and a touchdown, while senior Tyler Moore (seven catches for 118 yards), freshman Cooper Alexander (five for 47), and junior Tripp Walsh (one for nine) rounded out the room.”

The outlet announced the award on Friday, one day after Mouser appeared in a Penn State employee directory as the Lions’ new offensive coordinator under Matt Campbell. Mouser’s Twitter bio now says that he is the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Penn State. That latter part is not yet official, however, at least not according to the directory. But, it would certainly make sense, both with and without the FootballScoop award.

For what it’s worth, former Penn State tight ends coach Ty Howle was FootballScoop’s tight ends coach of the year in 2024.

Running down what we know about Matt Campbell’s first Penn State staff

Things are starting to come into focus when it comes to how Campbell will put together his first coaching staff in State College. Current Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith will be part of it in a to-be-determined role. Mouser is coming from Iowa State, along with defensive backs coach Deon Broomfield and offensive line coach Ryan Clanton.

Campbell has already made several off-field hires. That list includes the following people:

Off-field staff and analysts

Greg Brabenec – Chief of Staff

Aaron Hillmann – Sport Performance Manager

Reid Kagy – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Brandon Pietrzyk – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

Recruiting and NIL staff

Derek Hoodjer – General manager

Jack Griffith – Assistant general manager

Trent Slattenow – Director of Scouting