Penn State coach James Franklin announced a coaching change Friday, replacing offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca with Mike Yurcich. Yurcich comes to Penn State from Texas, where he spent a year as the offensive coordinator, and Ohio State and Oklahoma State before that. He will be the first member of Penn State’s coaching staff with experience in the College Football Playoff, having been part of Ohio State’s 2019 appearance. What else to know about Yurcich? Let’s get started. Yurcich’s offenses score points Texas ranked second in the Big 12, and eighth nationally, averaging 42.7 points per game this past season. Yurcich’s Oklahoma State offenses averaged 38 per game, peaking in 2017 (45 ppg, 4th in the nation). Granted, those were against Big 12 defenses, but his offenses certainly kept pace. In addition, since 2013, Yurcich’s offenses have scored 40 or more points in 51 games, half of those in which he…
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