Penn State has fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich after the Nittany Lions recorded another depressing offensive performance in the team’s 24–15 loss to Michigan on Saturday afternoon, according to Jon Sauber of the Centre Daily Times.
Yurcich’s departure comes after Penn State registered its second bleak performance offensively against a top-three college football team in the last four weeks. Yurcich, who was in his third season at Penn State, was hired to lead the Nittany Lions’ offense in ’21 after Kirk Ciarrocca was dismissed.
Penn State (8–2) entered Saturday’s game ranked No. 15 in scoring offense (37.7 points per game), No. 90 in passing yards, No. 74 in total offense and No. 46 in rushing yards per game. However, in Saturday’s loss, Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar completed 10-of-22 passes for 70 yards and one touchdown.
