Ron Vanderlinden
Ron Vanderlinden is an assistant college football coach at Penn State University. He was formerly head coach at the University of Maryland from 1997 to 2000. At Maryland he compiled a 15-29 record and never made a bowl appearance.
As the current linebackers coach for the Nittany Lions, Vanderlinden has done his part in continuing the school's tradition as "Linebacker U." He has developed one of the top linebacker units in the nation, led by 2005 Butkus and 2005/2006 Bednarik award winner Paul Posluszny, a consensus All-American. He also coached Gino Capone to All-Big Ten honors in 2003 and is currently coaching 2006 All-American and 2007 Bednarik Award winner Dan Connor.
Prior to coaching the Terrapins, Vanderlinden was assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Northwestern University from 1992 to 1996, where he presided over the rebirth of a moribund football program into a two-time Big Ten champion. He was a defensive assistant at Colorado from 1983 to 1991. He started his career as a graduate assistant at Bowling Green in 1978 and also coached at the University of Michigan and Ball State. A four-year starter at center at Albion College, he twice earned all-conference honors.
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