N I T TA N Y L I O N F O O T B A L L
SUCCESS WITH HONOR
ASST. COACH JAY PATERNO
QUARTERBACKS
PLAYERS SAY: “JAY HAS A GREAT MIND FOR THE GAME. HE HAS A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE QUARTERBACKS AND HE IS ALWAYS ENCOURAGING US, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GOOD QUARTERBACK. A GREAT THING ABOUT JAY IS THAT YOU ENJOY BEING AROUND HIM BECAUSE HE MAKES THE GAME ENJOYABLE FOR YOU AND MAKES YOU REALIZE WHY YOU PLAY THE GAME.” — MATT McGLOIN
Coaching Experience:
2000, 04-present . . . . . Penn State Quarterbacks 2001-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . Penn State Quarterbacks & Recruiting Coordinator 1995-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . Penn State Tight Ends Coach & Recruiting Coordinator 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Madison University Quarterbacks Coach 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecticut Wide Receivers & Tight Ends Coach 1990-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Graduate Assistant Coach 1990 (Spring) . . . . . . . . Penn State Undergraduate Assistant Coach Bowl Games As A Player: 3 Bowl Games As A Penn State Coach: 11 Coaching Accomplishments:
Instrumental in the development of quarterback Daryll Clark, a 2008 & 2009 first-team All-Big Ten selection and 2009 Big Ten Silver Football (MVP) winner. Clark broke school records for season (24) and career (43) touchdown passes and season total offense (3,214). Penn State has produced a 2,000-yard passer in five straight seasons under Paterno, including a school-record 3,003 yards by Clark in 2009. Has coached five quarterbacks that have produced six of the top seven passing seasons in Penn State history. Coached Anthony Morelli, who broke the Penn State record for season completions twice and is the only Nittany Lion quarterback to throw for 2,000 yards more than once. Coached quarterback Michael Robinson, the 2005 Big Ten Most Valuable Player, who was fifth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy. Robinson directed Penn State to an 11-1 record, Big Ten and Orange Bowl titles and broke the school season total offense mark with 3,156 yards. Robinson became the first Nittany Lion to rush (1,637) and pass (3,531) for more than 1,000 career yards. Coached quarterback Zack Mills, who set or tied 18 school passing and total offense records and ranks ninth all-time in the Big Ten with 7,796 total yards in his career. Among his school records are: career completions (606), career passing yardage (7,212), career total offense (7,796), total offense in a game (418 vs. Ohio State, 2001) and game passing (399 vs. Iowa, 2002). Mills also tied for the then school lead for touchdown passes (41) and 200-yard passing games (16) in his career. Coached quarterback Rashard Casey, who tied the school record with five touchdown passes in a game in 2000. Helped develop tight end Tony Stewart, who set a school record for catches in a season by a tight end with 38 in 2000. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles. Coached kickoff returner Kenny Watson to a 23.7-yard kickoff return average in 1999, second-best in the Big Ten, and to a Big Ten-best 23.5-yard average in 1996. Helped James Madison to a 10-3 mark and a spot in the Division I-AA playoffs in 1994. Coached James Madison quarterback Mike Cawley to Virginia Player-of-the-Year and first-team all-state honors. Cawley was drafted by the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts.
Prominent Players Coached:
Daryll Clark Zack Mills Kenny Watson All-Big Ten (2008 & 2009) Set 18 PSU records NFL (2001-08) Anthony Morelli Tony Stewart Brad Scioli PSU Record Holder Oakland Raiders NFL (1999-2004) Michael Robinson John Gilmore Mike Cawley San Francisco 49ers Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL (1996-98) Accomplishments As A Player:
Alma Mater:
Education:
Penn State, 1990
1990-92 — Graduate work in education at Virginia 1990 — B.A. in social sciences from Penn State
Year At Penn State: 16th Collegiate Coaching Experience:
21 years — 16 at Penn State; 1 at James Madison; 1 at Connecticut; 3 at Virginia Hometown:
State College, Pa.
Family:
Wife: Kelley Children: Caroline (10), Joseph (10), Elizabeth (8), Zachary Michael (6), Virginia Suzanne (3) Of Note:
Jay played quarterback for State College Area High School under coach Ron Pavlechko.
Lettered for Penn State as a senior in 1989 as a reserve quarterback. A member of Penn State’s 1986 National Championship team. 2010 PENN STATE FOOTBALL
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