Former Penn State QB resigns from elected office

Matt McGloin dipped his toes into the Pennsylvania political realm last year. That stint is ending less than 14 months later, as the former Penn State football quarterback tendered his resignation as a Lackawanna County Commissioner on Friday.

McGloin will step down from his post effective Monday. In his resignation letter, McGloin explained that he plans to “explore other options outside of county government,” but he did not go into detail about those opportunities.

“When I first took office in January 2024, we inherited one of the worst financial crises our county ever has seen,” he wrote. “I take great pride in having turned it around in less than one year. We have invested in infrastructure, have fought crime by helping to develop a community violence and prevention strategy, and have supported local businesses.”

McGloin was part of the two-person Democratic majority on the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners. Battling a $28 million budget deficit, the Board passed a 33% property tax increase last November. The former Nittany Lion also helped spearhead the revival of the county’s Office of Youth and Family Services, which had its state operating license downgraded to provisional status.

McGloin set to join former Penn State football coach in the college ranks?

Former Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien and Nittany Lions QB Matt McGloin. © Evan Habeeb-Imagn Images

Rumors about McGloin’s departure circulated all week, further fueled by his decision to walk out during the public comment portion of Wednesday’s commissioners’ meeting.

WVIA in Pittston reported on Friday that McGloin is expected to take a job at Boston College under former Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien. As of Friday evening, no other sources had confirmed the report.

Of course, McGloin cemented his place in Penn State football history as the quarterback for O’Brien’s Nittany Lions during the 2012 season. He threw for 3,271 yards and 24 touchdowns in one year under O’Brien’s tutelage.

A former walk-on for the Nittany Lions, McGloin finished his Penn State football career in 2012 with a then-Penn State football record 46 touchdown passes. His 6,390 passing yards were second-best in school history at the time. He spent six years in the NFL and one season in the XFL before the league suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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