Lamb Hires Matt Fleischacker as Assistant Coach
2/20/2019 9:51:00 AM | Football
Former Penn State graduate assistant will coach Bears’ outside linebackers
MACON, Ga. – Mercer head football coach Bobby Lamb announced Wednesday the hiring of Matt Fleischacker as the Bears' outside linebackers coach.
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Fleischacker was most recently a defensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, Penn State University, on James Franklin's staff in 2017 and 2018, helping the Nittany Lions go 21-6 overall over the two-season span. He was a member of a staff that led Penn State to a win in the 2017 Fiesta Bowl.
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"Matt has been a valuable member of two elite college football programs in Penn State and Appalachian State," Lamb said. "He is a young, energetic coach who has great knowledge of the game and has learned from some of the best."
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After graduating from Penn State in the spring of 2016, Fleischacker accepted a defensive graduate assistant position at Appalachian State, where he helped coach the Mountaineers' outside linebackers for one season. The Mountaineers went 10-3 and earned a share of the Sun Belt Conference title while defeating Toledo in the Camellia Bowl.
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Fleischacker earned his start in coaching as a recruiting intern and undergraduate assistant at Penn State under former Nittany Lions head coach and current Houston Texas head coach Bill O'Brien in 2012. A native of Cream Ridge, N.J., Fleischacker earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from Penn State.
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About Fleischacker
College: Penn State, 2016
High School: Allentown High School (Allentown, N.J.)
Twitter: @CoachFly_
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Fleischacker's Coaching Experience
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Fleischacker was most recently a defensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, Penn State University, on James Franklin's staff in 2017 and 2018, helping the Nittany Lions go 21-6 overall over the two-season span. He was a member of a staff that led Penn State to a win in the 2017 Fiesta Bowl.
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"Matt has been a valuable member of two elite college football programs in Penn State and Appalachian State," Lamb said. "He is a young, energetic coach who has great knowledge of the game and has learned from some of the best."
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After graduating from Penn State in the spring of 2016, Fleischacker accepted a defensive graduate assistant position at Appalachian State, where he helped coach the Mountaineers' outside linebackers for one season. The Mountaineers went 10-3 and earned a share of the Sun Belt Conference title while defeating Toledo in the Camellia Bowl.
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Fleischacker earned his start in coaching as a recruiting intern and undergraduate assistant at Penn State under former Nittany Lions head coach and current Houston Texas head coach Bill O'Brien in 2012. A native of Cream Ridge, N.J., Fleischacker earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from Penn State.
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About Fleischacker
College: Penn State, 2016
High School: Allentown High School (Allentown, N.J.)
Twitter: @CoachFly_
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Fleischacker's Coaching Experience
| Year | Team | Position |
| 2017-18 | Penn State | Defensive Graduate Assistant |
| 2016 | Appalachian State | Defensive Graduate Assistant |
| 2012-16 | Penn State | Undergraduate Student Assistant |
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Football, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerFootball (Twitter), /MercerFootball (Facebook) and @MercerFootball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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