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Podcast: NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS NETWORK
Episode: DAVID GLENN SHOW CLASSICS || Manny Diaz
Description: Manny Diaz, who owns 25 years of collegiate coaching experience and 14 as a defensive coordinator, enters his second season with the Nittany Lions as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
Defenses under Diaz have been a force behind the line of scrimmage, as his units since 2016 have ranked in the top 10 nationally in tackles for loss each year: No. 5 in 2022 (8.0 per game), No. 9 in 2021 (7.75), No. 4 in 2020 (8.6), No. 4 in 2019 (8.3), No. 1 in 2018 (10.5), No. 4 in 2017 (8.5) and No. 5 in 2016 (8.3).
Diaz, who was a 2022 Broyles Award semifinalist and has coached in 20 bowl games (14-6 record), helped propel Penn State's defense into one of the top units...