Jake Varner was named the volunteer assistant coach at Penn State. The 2012 Olympic champion will take the place of 2016 Olympian Frank Molinaro, who will dedicate his time to training the next four years.

"We are going to move Jake Varner into the volunteer coaching position,'' Sanderson said in an article on Pennlive.com. "Frank's known that and it was something he was really interested in. He's (Molinaro) just so confident right now and wrestling so well; he's going to do a great job. His future's set—he still wants to coach when he's done. He has a chance to win world and Olympic medals the next four years, and that's what he wants to focus on."

Varner had an incredible three-match series with world champion Kyle Snyder at this year's Olympic Trials, but he was downed by Snyder in the final two matches to come up short in his quest to make another Olympic team.

"Varner's kind of wrapping things up and he's a like-minded guy,'' Sanderson said on PennLive.com. "Really great in the corner, really understands the sport and what it takes to win. He's a guy who's gotten the most out of his abilities and probably the most extremely loyal as much as any guy I've ever coached, and has done everything I've asked him to do."