Trace Mcsorley Leaving Penn State for Buffalo Bills Job

trace mcsorley is leaving Penn State to take a coaching position with the Buffalo Bills, a move that reunites him with a former Penn State staffer and represents a fresh NFL opportunity for the program’s former quarterback. The change comes amid a recent stretch of staff departures to the NFL.

Trace Mcsorley Joining Buffalo Bills Staff

The assistant quarterbacks coach and program legend is departing his role on the Penn State staff to join the Buffalo Bills. The move will reunite him with a former Penn State graduate assistant who worked closely on the 2015–2016 staff when the player was the team’s starting quarterback during a Big Ten championship season. The opportunity will also place Mcsorley in proximity to the Bills’ established starting quarterback.

Penn State staff churn continues

McSorley had been retained by the program’s head coach to serve a second season as an assistant to the current quarterbacks coach after his initial season on staff. That planned return changed when the NFL opportunity emerged. This is the second recent instance in which the NFL has hired away a Penn State assistant: another assistant’s six-week tenure in a role on the offensive staff ended when that coach left for a similar job with an NFL franchise. The departures highlight a short-term pattern of Penn State assistants moving to the professional ranks.

What comes next for McSorley

The immediate effect is a staff vacancy on the Penn State offensive coaching group and a new entry on the Bills’ staff roster. If trace mcsorley remains with the NFL staff, he will not be available for Penn State’s upcoming coaching cycle; if he returns to the college ranks in the future, program leadership could consider him for expanded responsibilities. Commentators have noted the possibility of a later return to the college as an offensive coordinator or head coach, but that remains speculative and is not publicly confirmed.

Looking ahead, the program will face near-term decisions about filling the quarterbacks-room role and managing continuity for players. If the pattern of NFL hires continues, further turnover is a reasonable conditional scenario to monitor for Penn State’s staff planning and recruiting timelines.