Buggs In

The coach hired to replace Coach Norwood has been formally announced. Coordinator of Player Personnel, Kermit Buggs, has been announced to fill the position. He has already started to take over duties to prepare for the Alamo Bowl.

Here is a little about him.

"Prior to coming to Penn State, Buggs was a successful high school coach, leading Surry County High School in Dendron, Va. to a 34-14 record from 1999-2002. His 1999 squad was 14-0 and won the Division I state championship and Buggs was named the state's Division I Coach of he Year.

A product of Hampton, Va., Buggs is a 1995 graduate of Norfolk State University, where he played football. He was selected the team's Freshman of the Year and earned player of the game honors seven times during his career. He was the University's 1992-93 recipient of the Vince Lombardi Award for Leadership and Academic Achievement.

Buggs completed his master's degree in educational administration from Penn State in 2006.

He and Kristy Bowser were married this past July."

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