Penn State Sports Magazine
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T H E M O N T H I N . . . O P I N I O N S I left school early to enter the draft, and even though I know it was the right decision for my football career and my future, I still get people who ask me what I got my de- gree in, or what year I graduated. And it makes me uncomfortable because … I don't like my answer. "Oh … I, uh … I didn't actually … you know … uh … graduate yet." I hate having to answer that way. So as soon as I can, I'm going to go back to Penn State to finish my degree. And when I do, I'm going to walk across that stage, hold my degree up high, and then go home and hang it on my wall to show my daughter that I accomplished something great. To show her that daddy is much more than just a football player. SAQUON BARKLEY THE PLAYERSTRIBUNE.COM The Citrus brings together two very solid teams that came up short against the elite opponents in their division (Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia). Each side boasts an outstanding defense led by individual studs: Kentucky's Josh Allen could be a top- five pick and Penn State's Yetur Gross-Matos and Amani Oruwariye are underrated nationally. WILL RAGATZ SI.COM JOE KRENTZMAN & SON, INC. • Buyers and Brokers of Steel, Iron and Nonferrous Metals • Industrial Scrap Buyers • Container Service Available • Large Service Territory Since 1903 Lewistown, PA • Hollidaysburg, PA • DuBois, PA (800) 543-2000 • www.krentzman.net F irst i n S cra p Two players opt to transfer A pair of Penn State defensive players, safety Isaiah Humphries and linebacker Brelin Faison- Walden, announced recently that they plan to transfer. Humphries, a Rivals.com three- star safety from Rowlett, Texas, re- vealed in November that he would be leaving Penn State. He said he did not know where he will enroll next. The son of former Penn State player Leonard Humphries, he ar- rived last January as an early en- rollee in the Class of 2018 but did not see any game action during the regular season. Faison-Walden, a redshirt fresh- man from Greensboro, N.C., played in one game this past season, mak- ing his college debut against Kent State. He said family health prob- lems prompted his decision to leave. He plans to enroll at UNC Charlotte to be closer to his family. ■ rounds of the draft. Sanders could re- turn in 2019 in an attempt to increase his sample size for scouts' evaluation. He could also work to improve his ball security; his five fumbles in 2018 were among the most in the country by run- ning backs. But in previous drafts, gen- eral managers have shown they tend to look past fumbles in college. Further- more, there's no position that takes more of a beating and has as short a shelf life as this one. That adds to the urgency to reach that second contract as quickly as possible. Miller said recently that he's been too focused on the season at hand to think much about whether it will be his last at Penn State. "I haven't thought about going to the draft or the NFL the whole year," he said. "I've just been focused on balling and school, so that kind of helped me in my eyes just worrying about balling. And it showed on the field. I think I did pretty good this season with my opportunities." –TIM OWEN