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Matt McGloin
Matthew James McGloin (born December 2, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as the starting quarterback for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2010 to 2012 and was the first walk-on quarterback to start at Penn State since scholarships were reinstated in 1949. McGloin was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Prior to his college career, McGloin was a Pennsylvania all-state quarterback while attending West Scranton High School. McGloin is currently an analyst for the Big Ten Network.
From 2024 to 2025, McGloin was a member of the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners.
McGloin was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was a three-sport (football, basketball, and baseball) stand-out at West Scranton High School from 2004 to 2008, earning ten varsity letters. McGloin was a three-year starter at West Scranton, throwing for 5,485 career yards with 58 touchdowns. As the starting quarterback, he led his team to two PIAA Class AAA district titles and a league title. McGloin was named the 2007–08 Athlete of the Year by The Scranton Times-Tribune, who also named him as their Athlete of the Week thrice. McGloin was also a four-year starter and scored 1,300 career points for the school's basketball team and also served as the team captain. He garnered many league and tournament all-star and MVP awards. McGloin was a three-year starter on the varsity baseball team as an infielder and pitcher. During his senior year, McGloin was named all-region as a two-way player. He hit over .400 and led his team in many offensive categories as well as registering a 7–0 record on the mound. In his senior season, McGloin led his high school baseball team to its first conference championship in 16 years. He played on the prestigious Mid Atlantic Prospects summer travel baseball team from Philadelphia.
McGloin joined the Nittany Lions football team in 2009 as a walk-on. He was a backup in 2009, playing against Syracuse, Eastern Illinois, Michigan, and Michigan State where he had a combined zero completions on two attempts. In the Blue-White game, McGloin was a combined 9-of-13 for 111 yards and threw two touchdowns, one for each team. After playing behind Daryll Clark and Kevin Newsome in 2009, McGloin ended up third on the depth chart in early 2010 behind Rob Bolden, a true freshman from Detroit.
McGloin was in a three-quarterback competition for the starting job in 2010 with Newsome and Bolden. Bolden won the starting job for the season-opener against Youngstown State, Newsome played in the fourth quarter and scored a touchdown, and McGloin played one play, where he handed off to third-string tailback Curtis Dukes. On October 23, 2010, McGloin played against Minnesota when Kevin Newsome was sidelined with stomach flu and Bolden left the game with a concussion. McGloin threw two touchdowns in Penn State's first Big Ten victory after losses to Illinois and Iowa.
On October 30, McGloin made his first start at quarterback and threw for 250 yards and a touchdown in a 41–31 win over Michigan. Bolden started the next week against Northwestern, but was pulled from the game by coach Joe Paterno after he was sacked twice and lost a fumble. McGloin rallied the Nittany Lions from a 21-point deficit to a 35–21 victory with four touchdown passes, a mark he matched twice his senior year but never surpassed. The victory was also the 400th of Paterno's career.
On November 10, Paterno officially named McGloin the team's starter. On November 13, McGloin scored the first passing touchdowns in Ohio Stadium by a Penn State quarterback since 1963 and put them up 14–3 over the Buckeyes at halftime. He passed for 300+ yards and two touchdowns in both of the final regular-season games against Indiana and Michigan St, but threw five interceptions in a loss to Florida in the 2011 Outback Bowl, including one returned 80 yards for a touchdown on a potential game-winning drive late in the game's last minute. He finished the season 118-of-215, for 1,548 yards, 14 touchdowns, and nine interceptions for a passer rating of 128.5. Despite playing in only 7 of the team's 12 games, he ranked tenth in the conference in completions, attempts, yards, touchdowns, and rating, but tied for 4th in interceptions.
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Matt McGloin
Matthew James McGloin (born December 2, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as the starting quarterback for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2010 to 2012 and was the first walk-on quarterback to start at Penn State since scholarships were reinstated in 1949. McGloin was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Prior to his college career, McGloin was a Pennsylvania all-state quarterback while attending West Scranton High School. McGloin is currently an analyst for the Big Ten Network.
From 2024 to 2025, McGloin was a member of the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners.
McGloin was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was a three-sport (football, basketball, and baseball) stand-out at West Scranton High School from 2004 to 2008, earning ten varsity letters. McGloin was a three-year starter at West Scranton, throwing for 5,485 career yards with 58 touchdowns. As the starting quarterback, he led his team to two PIAA Class AAA district titles and a league title. McGloin was named the 2007–08 Athlete of the Year by The Scranton Times-Tribune, who also named him as their Athlete of the Week thrice. McGloin was also a four-year starter and scored 1,300 career points for the school's basketball team and also served as the team captain. He garnered many league and tournament all-star and MVP awards. McGloin was a three-year starter on the varsity baseball team as an infielder and pitcher. During his senior year, McGloin was named all-region as a two-way player. He hit over .400 and led his team in many offensive categories as well as registering a 7–0 record on the mound. In his senior season, McGloin led his high school baseball team to its first conference championship in 16 years. He played on the prestigious Mid Atlantic Prospects summer travel baseball team from Philadelphia.
McGloin joined the Nittany Lions football team in 2009 as a walk-on. He was a backup in 2009, playing against Syracuse, Eastern Illinois, Michigan, and Michigan State where he had a combined zero completions on two attempts. In the Blue-White game, McGloin was a combined 9-of-13 for 111 yards and threw two touchdowns, one for each team. After playing behind Daryll Clark and Kevin Newsome in 2009, McGloin ended up third on the depth chart in early 2010 behind Rob Bolden, a true freshman from Detroit.
McGloin was in a three-quarterback competition for the starting job in 2010 with Newsome and Bolden. Bolden won the starting job for the season-opener against Youngstown State, Newsome played in the fourth quarter and scored a touchdown, and McGloin played one play, where he handed off to third-string tailback Curtis Dukes. On October 23, 2010, McGloin played against Minnesota when Kevin Newsome was sidelined with stomach flu and Bolden left the game with a concussion. McGloin threw two touchdowns in Penn State's first Big Ten victory after losses to Illinois and Iowa.
On October 30, McGloin made his first start at quarterback and threw for 250 yards and a touchdown in a 41–31 win over Michigan. Bolden started the next week against Northwestern, but was pulled from the game by coach Joe Paterno after he was sacked twice and lost a fumble. McGloin rallied the Nittany Lions from a 21-point deficit to a 35–21 victory with four touchdown passes, a mark he matched twice his senior year but never surpassed. The victory was also the 400th of Paterno's career.
On November 10, Paterno officially named McGloin the team's starter. On November 13, McGloin scored the first passing touchdowns in Ohio Stadium by a Penn State quarterback since 1963 and put them up 14–3 over the Buckeyes at halftime. He passed for 300+ yards and two touchdowns in both of the final regular-season games against Indiana and Michigan St, but threw five interceptions in a loss to Florida in the 2011 Outback Bowl, including one returned 80 yards for a touchdown on a potential game-winning drive late in the game's last minute. He finished the season 118-of-215, for 1,548 yards, 14 touchdowns, and nine interceptions for a passer rating of 128.5. Despite playing in only 7 of the team's 12 games, he ranked tenth in the conference in completions, attempts, yards, touchdowns, and rating, but tied for 4th in interceptions.