Mike McQueary Position: Asst. Coach, WR/Recruiting Coordinator

Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator

Mike McQueary

In his sixth season on the staff, Mike McQueary coaches the wide receivers and serves as recruiting coordinator. His work with the wideouts has produced a significant increase in big plays, unit development and record-setting performances. Deon Butler, Jordan Norwood and Derrick Williams became the first trio of Nittany Lions with 40 or more catches in a season in 2006, and repeated the feat in 2007 and `08. All three players rank in the Top 5 in school career receptions and Top 10 in career receiving yardage, with former walk-on Butler developing into the Penn State career leader in receptions and No. 2 in yardage. McQueary's efforts as recruiting coordinator have yielded five of the fastest and most athletic classes in Penn State history and the initial class included two of the nation's top 10 players. He spent the 2003 season as an administrative assistant with the football program and from 2000-02 was a Penn State graduate assistant coach. A State College native, McQueary played at Penn State from 1994-97 and was the starting quarterback in `97, leading the Lions to a 9-3 record and the Florida Citrus Bowl. Selected an offensive co-captain as a senior, McQueary broke three school records and was one of five finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. In his first career start, he broke school marks with 366 yards passing and 370 yards of total offense in a win over Pittsburgh.