Rutgers hires away second Penn State football analyst for on-field role

For the second time in a month, Penn State football is losing a member of its staff to its Big Ten rival from across the Delaware River.

On Thursday night, Rutgers announced that it had hired Nittany Lions defensive analyst Vic Hall to coach the Scarlet Knights’ safeties. A former standout player at Virginia under Anthony Poindexter, Hall joined his former coach in Happy Valley last offseason.

Lockdown 🔒

Let’s work, Coach Rowe & Coach Hall 🪓 @coachdavidrowe | @_VicHall pic.twitter.com/UTRchabWmq

— Rutgers Football 🪓 (@RFootball) February 21, 2025

Hall served as the defensive backs coach at Ball State for three years before joining the Nittany Lions. His previous experience also includes stops at Hampton, Howard, and Western Illinois.

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Hall becomes the second member of the Penn State football analyst corps to be hired by Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights for an on-field role this year. He follows Robb Smith to Piscataway, who was brought on as Rutgers’ co-defensive coordinator earlier this month.

Penn State football will travel to Rutgers on November 29 for the regular season finale.

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