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Leaked Pat Kraft Audio Roils Penn State Search as Admin Weighs In

The unverified, edited clip has raised legal questions under Pennsylvania’s consent rules, drawing university leadership into a coaching hunt that has stretched to 54 days.

Overview

  • The clip, posted by Dead Air Sports, contains snippets of a meeting with players and has not been authenticated by Penn State.
  • In the recording, a speaker identified as Pat Kraft says a bad hire would end his career and delivers profane critiques of Michigan and Oregon while discussing NIL and recruiting.
  • Pennsylvania’s two‑party consent law could expose the person who recorded or distributed the meeting to felony charges, according to legal analyses cited in coverage.
  • Multiple outlets report upper‑level university administrators are now involved in the search, with Iowa State’s Matt Campbell described as a leading target under consideration.
  • Former Nittany Lions tight end Adam Breneman called the leak a violation of trust and urged the school to identify and punish the responsible party.