fensive Player. However, his sophomore
backup Thomas saved the season in the
<>h
game against Cincinnati at Beaver
Stadium. The underdog Bearcats led, 17-
14, with about six minutes le>, and Penn
State had the ball at its own 25-yard line
a>er a punt. On third-and-10, Thomas
leaped for a reception at the Cincinnati
43. He gained 5 yards on er BYU got the ball
back, Brown blitzed, took the ball out of
Detmer's hands and sprinted 53 yards
for the clinching touchdown. Thompson
led all rushers in 1990 and was third in
receiving yardage when the team came
back from an 0-2 start to upset No. 1
Notre Dame, earn a spot in the Block-
buster Bowl and er the 1995 sea-
son, he had caught more passes and
scored more receiving touchdowns than
any running back in Penn State history,
and he still ranks sixth in career punt-
return average at 14.0 yards on 24 at-
tempts.
EVAN ROYSTER
SILAS REDD
2010-11
This tandem is an arti for USC.
ZACH ZWINAK
BILL
BELTON
MICHAEL
ZORDICH
2012
Not a tandem, but a combo that de-
serves credit for what they did to help
the 2012 team come together and suc-
ceed despite the severe NCAA penalties
that diminished the roster. The redshirt
junior Zwinak became only the 14th run-
ning back in Nittany Lion history to run
for 1,000 yards or more. He played his
best in the eight conference games, aver-
aging 113 yards per game, and won hon-
orable mention All-Big Ten notice.
Zordich, a <>h-year senior, started
