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oals are not accomplished without
sacrifice. It's why head coach James
Franklin has established it as one of
his program's four core values, and
if there's an embodiment of it on the
roster, it's his starting middle line-
backer.
For Jan Johnson, there have been a se-
ries of sacrifices along his journey. It
started when he by-
passed small-school
scholarship offers to
walk on at Penn State,
continued when he
joined the wrestling team as a stopgap
heavyweight during his true freshman
year and is present now on
the practice field and within
the walls of the Lasch Build-
ing. With his junior season
well under way, he's reached
WRAPPING UP John-
son made his first col-
lege start in PSU's
opener vs. App State.
Photo by Steve
Manuel
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