Ambrose, also associate head coach and quarterbacks coach, just concluded his third season with the Great Danes. He helped UAlbany reach the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals in 2023.

Gattuso, who played on Penn State's 1982 national championship team, returns to his alma mater after more than 20 years as a head coach.

Albany, NY — The University at Albany football program is poised for a significant change as head coach Greg Gattuso is reportedly leaving after 11 seasons to join the staff at Penn State.

ALBANY — University at Albany football is in search of just the third head coach in the program’s varsity history. Greg Gattuso, who led the Great Danes for 11 seasons after succeeding Bob Ford — the only other coach the program has known since the program was reinstated at the club level in 1970 and launched into Division III three years later — is leaving to become a defensive line consultant at his alma mater,