KEY PERSONNEL DE: Torrence Brown*,
Ryan Buchholz*, Brailyn Franklin, Daniel
Joseph, Shareef Miller*, Shane Simmons,
Shaka Toney, Damion Barber, Yetur
Gross-Matos, Jayson Oweh, Nick Tar-
burton; DT: Judge Culpepper, Kevin
Givens*, Aeneas Hawkins, Ellison Jor-
dan, P.J. Mustipher, Antonio Shelton,
Fred Hansard, Robert Windsor
LOSSES DE: Colin Castagna; DT:
Corey Bolds, Tyrell Chavis, Curtis
Cothran*, Parker Cothren*
RISING STAR Gross-Matos played him-
self into a reserve role as a true freshman
last season and came on strong at the
end, dropping Washington's Jake
Browning for a sack late in the Fiesta
Bowl. Listed at 6-foot-5, 262 pounds,
Gross-Matos is expected to play a lot
this fall, even if it's in a reserve role.
BIGGEST LOSS Cothren was a mainstay
for Penn State the past two seasons, start-
ing 26 of the team's 27 games and winning
honorable mention All-Big Ten notice
both years. As a senior, he started all 13
games and er moving from linebacker. The
situation at defensive tackle is just the
opposite. Cothran, Cothren and Chavis
all hope to be playing in the NFL this
fall. Givens and Windsor are the pro-
jected starters, with Shelton, Jordan,
Hansard and Barber battling for roles in
Spencer's
