Yes, that's why I mentioned intel. It will have to come from an agent who has infiltrated the Lasch.
I have know real info. I think it almost doesn’t matter, as it will likely be a 16+ game season….. I think the entire 2 deep plays a lot ( maybe 3 deep) .
Thanks Dave. Lots of positives in that info. I like that they will bring the injured players back slowly through the OOC. As bad as the OOC is and I have complained about it, there seems to be some benefit before playing Oregon. I think we will still not know how solid and deep some positions are until the conclusion of the Oregon game.Notes from Penn State practice: Backup QB update, a new name on the O-line and more
PennLive’s Bob Flounders and Ralph Max recap the final Penn State open practice of preseason camp.www.pennlive.com
RG - sounds like Donkoh here to start, but Shanahan was named by Franklin today and will see time here. I'm starting to think they will rotate a lot, take advantage of this depth.
DT - Gilliam could be the starter opposite Durant, he has played that well. Wafle is the clearcut 4th DT now.
DE - Kemajou could be #2 at SDE behind DDS. Williams as well, but thats the 3 deep there. Harvey and Coleman at WDE behind Fisher.
Seems to be zero concern about these spots. Reporters are really starting to buy into the idea that players returning from injury (Donkoh, Ford) won't be pressed into action 100% immediately. By that, I mean that they will share snaps more than the other starters primarily because they are coming off injuries.
CB - will probably be run like they did the JPJ/King/Dixon group. The names are now Harris (JPJ like primary #1), Washington (I think he steps out 1st vs Nevada), Collins (like Dixon, the transfer who keeps getting better and will play as many snaps as Washington), and I do believe we see Dixon quite a bit, possibly even getting snaps in the Nickel with Tracy and Woosley.
Punt Returner - very likely to be Tracy. Sounds like Ross has been held out from here due to his time wearing the light blue non contact jersey.
Kick Returner - seems to be a push for the RB3 bunch to be back there, but all 3 of the primary guys have been limited lately.
I am pretty sure I know that Allar will start at QB and our RBs will be Singleton and Allen.
I am optimistic about that group, but I also want to see them in action against Oregon. Then we will know. 2024 was so awful that is going to take a lot of convincing for me that the real problem isn’t still associated with the program - Hagans.
Agreed. This is the time of year when all of the teams would be ranked above us based on returning blue-chip talent and we poo-poo it. Unfortunately, other than some surprises, it holds fairly true. Today, we are the ones with the returning blue-chip talent.
Penn Live reporting from practice notes that Grunk was the 2nd guy in QB reps and took about 5 more reps than Smolik. They are predicting Grunk will be QB #2.
Really solid work on this Greg. It looks right to me except that I hope Cousins or Shanahan are first in at OC in the case of injury. If they are simply rolling the 2s out, then yes, I think it's Rulli as Cousins and Shanahan may be manning the OG spots.
Even last season, Franklin has a lot of love for Rulli. So it would not surprise me for Rulli to enter a game if Dawkins got dinged. With Cousins and Shanahan focused on their battel to win playing time at Guard they likely are not practicing at Center.
I’ve read that Hudson is the best of the transfers. But body, athletic, great hands. Lacks speed but not necessary against zones. If we can establish Dinkins or a TE pass catcher, Hudson can shine finding Spot to sit down in as the defense concentrates on someone else
