Whigan. Walker is a redshirt freshman,
Holmes a redshirt sophomore and
Whigan a juco transfer with junior eligi-
bility.
It appeared as though Walker emerged
from winter workouts as the early fa-
vorite at this position. Bates himself said
prior to the Citrus Bowl that he thought
the 6-foot-6, 308-pounder was ready to
step into a bigger role. "Rasheed is fully
capable of doing the job,' Bates said. "He
might have the most natural talent of any
o=ensive tackle presently on our roster."
That doesn't mean Walker will be
handed a starting position. Franklin de-
scribed Holmes as the Lions' best pass-
blocking o=ensive tackle last fall, and
Whigan was rated by Rivals.com as the
top juco o=ensive tackle in the Class of
2019.
Three other position battles I'll be
closely watching this spring are the X
wide receiver spot, where Justin Shorter
and George are competing to replace
Johnson; the out of the
NCAA tournament last season. The start
is Penn State's best since opening the
1980 season at 10-2.
The Nittany Lions were trailing UCF,
3-2, entering the seventh inning, and
pitcher Garrett Westberg was one strike
away from retiring the side in order. But
Ryan Sloniger slapped a single up the
middle on an 0-2 count, becoming the
ball Complex
in Clearwater, Fla.
The Nittany Lions (13-12) hander Bailey Parshall
struck out four in four innings en route
to her <>h win of the season. The four
strikeouts brought her season total to
103, as she passed the 100-strikeout
milestone just 25 games into the season.
Classmate Kylee Lingenfelter came on in
relief for her
