Kirk Diehl has been the Director of the Varsity `S’ Club since June 2014 and is also an annual giving specialist in the Nittany Lion Club. Diehl was Penn State's Director of Football Operations from August 2012-June 2014 where he worked closely with head coach Bill O'Brien and the coaching and football staffs on all aspects of the football program, including team planning and travel, budgets, home game arrangements, recruiting operations, camps, and special projects.
Prior to his promotion to Director of Football Operations, Diehl served as the Coordinator of Practice Facilities from 1999-2012. He assisted in the planning and coordination of the football team's equipment needs and supervision of 12 student managers. Diehl also oversaw scheduling and maintenance of Holuba Hall, Penn State's indoor practice facility. He began his career as an assistant equipment manager with the football program under Joe Paterno from 1997-98. Diehl was also one of Penn State's primary contacts in the implementation of the University's contract with Nike.
Diehl was a football student manager with the Nittany Lions and was a senior manager in 1996. He earned a degree in broadcast journalism in 1996 and a master's degree in higher education from Penn State in 2005. A native of Warren, OH, Kirk resides in State College with his wife, Dr. Abigail Diehl. They have two children, daughter Madeline, 18 and son Nathaniel 14.
Prior to his promotion to Director of Football Operations, Diehl served as the Coordinator of Practice Facilities from 1999-2012. He assisted in the planning and coordination of the football team's equipment needs and supervision of 12 student managers. Diehl also oversaw scheduling and maintenance of Holuba Hall, Penn State's indoor practice facility. He began his career as an assistant equipment manager with the football program under Joe Paterno from 1997-98. Diehl was also one of Penn State's primary contacts in the implementation of the University's contract with Nike.
Diehl was a football student manager with the Nittany Lions and was a senior manager in 1996. He earned a degree in broadcast journalism in 1996 and a master's degree in higher education from Penn State in 2005. A native of Warren, OH, Kirk resides in State College with his wife, Dr. Abigail Diehl. They have two children, daughter Madeline, 18 and son Nathaniel 14.