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- [twitter] DB: during yday’s practice, we saw Penn State safety Jeremiah Cooper, the well-regarded Iowa State transfer, do more drill work than we had seen in our previous three looks.
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- [twitter] DB: 17 days until Penn State football: @TDsTake took a closer look at freshman defensive back Josiah Zayas in today’s countdown as he makes a push for a role in his first year with the...
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- [twitter] Defense: Ahmed Hassanein: Dan Campbell said in a team meeting this morning that he envisions me sacking Joe Burrow.
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- [twitter] LB: Penn State linebacker Kooper Ebel was named to the preseason watch list for the Dick Butkus Award, which is given annually to the nation's top linebacker.
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- [twitter] LB: BREAKING: Legendary Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti is joining Matt Campbell's staff, @Lions247 has learned https:// 247sports.com/college/penn-s tate/article/legendary-penn-state-lb-michael-mauti-joining-matt-campbells-staff-288616643/ …
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Podcast: Early observations from Penn State football preseason camp
- Kale Bacon worked almost exclusively at defensive end during the two observed practice days, a role change that could alter Penn State's linebacker depth.
- Penn State is expected to play with two linebackers on most snaps because the staff favors using its secondary personnel.
- Multiple players discussed in camp were unavailable or limited for portions of the observed work, creating uneven rep totals while the depth chart develops.
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Podcast: Penn State football season preview with former Lions lineman Landon Tengwall
- Penn State is emphasizing multiplicity on the defensive line, moving players across fronts and showing five-lineman looks that can trade linebacker numbers for pressure and size.
- Nickel personnel remains fluid: Zion Tracy and Marcus Neal have moved through the slot role, while Jeremiah Cooper is close but not fully back after previously logging roughly 400 slot snaps in his last healthy season.
- Tony Rojas was described as a defensive centerpiece whose value extends to blitzing and multiple linebacker roles; his prior knee injury was viewed as a major disruption to last season's structure.
- On offense, the key camp question is whether the line can establish the physical identity expected in Taylor Mauser's system after falling short of that standard last year.
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- DB: 17 days until Penn State football: @TDsTake took a closer look at freshman defensive back Josiah Zayas in today’s countdown as he makes a push for a role in his first year with the...
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- DB: during yday’s practice, we saw Penn State safety Jeremiah Cooper, the well-regarded Iowa State transfer, do more drill work than we had seen in our previous three looks.
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- Defense: Ahmed Hassanein: Dan Campbell said in a team meeting this morning that he envisions me sacking Joe Burrow.
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- LB: Penn State linebacker Kooper Ebel was named to the preseason watch list for the Dick Butkus Award, which is given annually to the nation's top linebacker.
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- Defense: I focused on Penn State's defense during Practice 1 of preseason camp, then put together a notebook.
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- Defense: Was good to see Rojas (13) & Rapp (87) back at full go on the first day of Penn State football's training camp.
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- Offense: Penn State kicked off its first preseason camp under Matt Campbell ahead of the 2026 season.
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- LB: BREAKING: Legendary Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti is joining Matt Campbell's staff, @Lions247 has learned https:// 247sports.com/college/penn-s tate/article/legendary-penn-state-lb-michael-mauti-joining-matt-campbells-staff-288616643/ …
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