Penn State Football Adds Marques Hagans to Staff as Receivers Coach

A week after firing receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield, Penn State has hired Marques Hagans as wide receivers coach and offensive recruiting coordinator. Hagans heads to the Nittany Lion program after spending 11 seasons at his alma mater, Virginia, in a variety of roles.

“We are excited to add Marques to our family,” Penn State coach James Franklin said in a press release. “He is a veteran coach, whose experiences playing both quarterback and wide receiver at the highest levels will bring tremendous value to our program. Marques has a proven track record of developing receivers throughout his career and has worked alongside many coaches I respect. Marques is a relationship-based leader, whose family values align with the culture of Penn State. We are thrilled to welcome Marques, his wife, Lauren, and sons, Christopher and Jackson to Happy Valley.”

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to be led by James Franklin and work with his tremendous coaching staff,” Hagans added. “I am excited to be part of the tradition of Penn State Football, to uphold the standard of excellence and to work relentlessly to compete for championships. My wife, Lauren, and our boys cannot wait to get to Happy Valley.”

After a five-year NFL career, Hagans returned to Virginia in 2011 and joined the coaching staff as a graduate assistant. He remained with the Cavaliers for 11 seasons, most recently serving as associate head coach and wide receivers coach. During his time in Charlottesville, Hagans coached 10 of the top 15 players in career receptions at Virginia, led by Olamide Zaccheaus and his program-record 250 receptions and 2,753 career receiving yards, which is second in school history. Zaccheaus is currently with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons.

As a player, Hagans played at UVA from 2002-2005 as a quarterback, overlapping time with Penn State safeties coach Anthony Poindexter was a graduate assistant and running backs coach over that same span. The two were reunited again when Hagans spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons at UVA as graduate assistant while Poindexter worked as the Cavaliers’ safeties coach. Away from the football field Hagans brings experience on the recruiting trail in a key footprint area for Penn State.