Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons spoke out and didn't hold back about the current Penn State coaching search.

With outside interesting growing for Terry Smith, Micah Parsons makes a request regarding the Penn State football team and the coach.

Green Bay Packers defensive end Micah Parsons exited Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos with a knee injury. The Penn State alum from Harrisburg was helped off the field and into the tunnel by coaching staff.

Packers' Micah Parsons made his stance clear on who he wants as Penn State’s next head coach as Matt Campbell closes in on a reported deal.

Many NFL talents have come through the Penn State Nittany Lions pipeline and gone on to have tremendous careers at the next level, but at this moment the program is in turmoil after firing head coach James Franklin and struggling to find a suitable replacement with the college football regular season almost over.

“I will rise again.” Parsons, who signed a four-year, $188-million deal with the Packers after being traded from the Cowboys just prior to the season, was having a remarkable year.

Harrisburg native and former Penn State Nittany Lions star Micah Parsons is believed to have suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Parsons, according to Rapoport,

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