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Sources: PSU To Name Ex-Minnesota OC As New Offensive Line Coach

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Sources tell KDKA-TV Sports that Penn State football head coach James Franklin will name former Minnesota offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover as the university's next offensive line coach.

Limegrover had been with Minnesota as both the offensive coordinator/offensive line coach since 1999 before being fired in December.

Wednesday afternoon the team made it official.

In a press release Penn State coach James Franklin said:

"We are really excited to have Matt join our staff," Franklin said. "He is another Pennsylvania guy, born and raised in Pittsburgh, so he is very familiar with Penn State and this region. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a ton of great experience, both as an offensive line coach and as an offensive coordinator. The numbers that his offenses have put up speak for themselves. As great of a coach as Matt is, he is an even better man; he cares about people, cares about education and cares about the community. We are looking forward to having Matt, his wife, Ann, and their children, Emma and T.J., join our Penn State Football family."

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Limegrover is a native of Pittsburgh and graduated from Central Catholic High School.

"I am both humbled and honored to join Coach Franklin's staff and coach at Penn State," Limegrover said. "Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, I have been a Penn State fan my entire life and to now have the opportunity to coach there is overwhelming. I can't wait to get there and start working on building an offensive line to help this program become a championship team."

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