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Kotelnicki returns to Kansas as associate head coach after stint as Penn State offensive coordinator
- On Friday, Lance Leipold announced Andy Kotelnicki will return to Kansas as associate head coach after not being retained as Penn State's offensive coordinator.
- James Franklin, former Penn State head coach, hired Kotelnicki away from Kansas earlier, while Matt Campbell, hired on Dec. 5, brought Taylor Mouser to succeed Kotelnicki.
- Kotelnicki's 2022 and '23 offenses were two of the three highest-scoring units in Kansas history, with the 2022 offense averaging a school-record 7.0 yards per play.
- Kansas went 5-7 both seasons during Kotelnicki's absence, Jim Zebrowski just completed his second year as Jayhawks offensive coordinator, and Leipold did not announce Kotelnicki's specific duties.
- With a combined 11 years together, Kotelnicki and Leipold have long ties across Kansas Jayhawks, Buffalo, and UW-Whitewater, and Kotelnicki helped Kansas to its first nine-win season since 2007 with a 16th CFP ranking.
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Kotelnicki returns to Kansas as associate head coach after stint as Penn State offensive coordinator
Andy Kotelnicki has returned to Kansas as associate head coach after not being retained as Penn State's offensive coordinator.
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Offensive Coordinator Andy Kotelnicki Lands Back in Big 12
It didn’t take long for former Penn State offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki to find his next coaching job. Kotelnicki led Penn State’s offense to a 22-10 victory over Clemson in the 2025 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. On Friday, Kansas announced it’s bringing Kotelnicki back. The Jayhawks are hiring Kotelnicki as an Associate Head Coach in 2026 to rejoin head coach Lance Leipold’s staff. Back on Kansas soil. We…
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