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Mike McQueary Replaced By Bill Kavanaugh As Penn State Recruiting Coordinator

With Mike McQueary no longer an active part of the Penn State football program, the Nittany Lions have given graduate assistant Bill Kavanaugh the former wide receiver coach’s duties, including filling in as recruiting coordinator.

Jake Kaplan@jakemkaplan Bill Kavanaugh will head up recruiting in Mike McQueary's absence. #PSUCharges #PennState

Talking about recruiting feels trivial and insulting in light of what Jerry Sandusky allegedly did, but many, many people base their livelihoods around Penn State football. The show must go on, and somebody’s got to be in charge of ensuring future teams have players. That’s just the way it is.

Kavanaugh has been one of McQueary’s two recruiting assistants for the past year. Recruits have described him as positive and energetic. That could come in handy in catastrophic times.

Related: Jerry Sandusky fallout, replacing Joe Paterno, and Penn State’s movement to support sexual abuse survivors. For more on the Nittany Lions, visit Penn State blog Black Shoe Diaries. More college football news.

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