doing it, and how e=ective it is. That's the
type
of stu= I look at. For example, Tyron
Smith is really good at staying square,
staying patient. So I try to look and see
how he does it."
The NFL has been Walker's dream since
he was a kid, and while he still has three
seasons of college eligibility remaining,
he's on the right path. The 6-foot-6, 313-
pound redshirt sophomore is getting set
for his second season as Penn State's
starting le> tackle. He started all 13 games
last fall, including the Cotton Bowl, in
which the Nittany Lions pounded Mem-
phis for 396 rushing yards in a 53-39 vic-
tory.
Looking back, Walker sees his redshirt
freshman season as "a pretty solid year
for me." New o=ensive line coach Phil
Trautwein agrees. Although Trautwein
only arrived in January, he watched ex-
tensive er landing with the St. Louis
Rams in 2009 as an undra>ed free agent.
He has since helped three players reach
the league, including Chris Lindstrom, a
guard to replace the gradu-
ated Steven Gonzalez, giving Penn State
one of the Big Ten's more experienced of-
fensive lines going into the next season.
The last time anyone saw this line in ac-
tion, it was opening up gaping holes in the
Memphis defense for Journey Brown and
Noah Cain. This year's slate of Big Ten
opponents will assuredly be more physi-
cal than the Tigers, but Walker said Penn
State's >
