Overview
- The university announced the hire Saturday and scheduled Santos’s introduction for Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. at Franklin Field.
- UNH athletics director Allison Rich said Santos resigned as Wildcats head coach to accept the Penn position.
- UNH named associate head coach and defensive coordinator Scott James interim head coach and launched a search for a permanent successor.
- Penn AD Alanna Wren praised Santos as a proven winner who led New Hampshire to multiple NCAA FCS playoff appearances and won the Walter Payton Award as a player.
- Santos went 37-24 over five seasons at UNH with three FCS playoff bids after a decorated Wildcats playing career that included a retired jersey.