The Nittany Lions appear to have gotten more than an up-and-coming defensive backs coach in Anthony Midget.
They pulled in yet another Southern recruiter, too.
And that works well with head coach Bill O'Brien's plan to forge a more significant Penn State presence in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas.
Penn State announced Thursday that Midget, 35, will coach safeties for the Lions while newly promoted defensive coordinator John Butler will continue to coach cornerbacks.
Midget was an third-team All-American cornerback at Virginia Tech and helped lead the Hokies to the 1999 BCS title game. The Dean's List student was selected to the Big East All-Academic Team before being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round.
The Florida native went on to coach four years of high school football in Lake Worth, Fla., rising to assistant head coach. He returned to Virginia Tech in 2007 before helping Bill Curry launch Georgia State's new program, where he eventually was promoted to defensive coordinator.
"Anthony will be a great addition to our staff," O'Brien said in a prepared statement. "He is an experienced and passionate defensive coach and recruiter."
Several members of O'Brien's new staff have ties to the South, including offensive line coach Mac McWhorter, quarterbacks coach Charlie Fisher and receivers coach Stan Hixon.
Getting another young coach with experience in the recruiting-rich South seemed imperative for O'Brien. He had just lost his original defensive coordinator, Ted Roof, who took a job at alma mater Georgia Tech.
O'Brien coached at Duke and Georgia Tech, as well.
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