Ryan Clanton

Biography

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS Ryan Clanton joins the Nittany Lions as the program’s offensive line coach after spending the previous three seasons at Iowa State in the same position. He added run game coordinator to his duties in 2024. In three seasons with the program, Clanton's work with the offensive line helped the Cyclones go from 108.0 rushing yards per game to 160.5 yards in 2024, and then another jump to 174.5 yards in 2025. The Cyclones allowed a combined 51 sacks during the 2023-25 seasons, the eighth-fewest among Power Four teams during that time. The Cyclones closed the 2025 season running for at least 150 yards in seven-straight games, the longest streak since doing so for eight-straight games from 2008-09. Carson Hansen (950) and Abu Sama III (732) became the first Cyclone pair to each have over 700 yards rushing in a season since Jim Wingender (1,070) and Mike Williams (781) in 1975. Offensive lineman Tyler Miller earned All-Big 12 third team honors, while Trevor Buhr and Jim Bonifas earned honorable mention honors. Clanton's offensive line unit helped the Cyclones rush for 25 touchdowns in 2024, the fourth-most in a single season at Iowa State, as the team posted one of the best seasons in program history. The team finished 11-3 overall, the first double-digit win season in school history, and went 7-2 in Big 12 play as it advanced to the conference championship game for the second time in 133 seasons. Jarrod Hufford capped his six-year career earning All-Big 12 ho