Penn State Sports Magazine
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4 0 A U G U S T 2 0 2 6 / / / / / / / 2 0 2 6 F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / J oining longtime play-by-play man Steve Jones for the "Penn State Coaches Show" in April, head coach Matt Campbell leaned into an idea. Moments earlier, he'd been asked how the Nittany Lions' spring practice ses- sions were going and whether he'd seen leadership start to emerge. At the time, the team was dealing with the fallout from a series of injuries to key players, obscuring the picture of what it might look like in the fall. Still, Campbell didn't hesitate. "The one thing we're really blessed with on this year's team is that we have so many seniors and so many veterans who've played so much football," he said. Campbell then offered a position-by- position tour of the roster, highlighting W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M Scholarship Players (5) No. Player Yr. Ht. Wt. 21 Carson Hansen Sr. 6-2 216 25 Quinton Martin Jr. R-So. 6-1 212 23 James Peoples Jr. 5-10 214 29 D'Antae Sheffey Fr. 5-11 201 26 Cam Wallace R-Jr. 5-9 206 Leading Man Carson Hansen has played a key role in bringing Penn State's backfield together NAT E BAU E R | N AT E . B A U E R @ O N 3 . C O M Hansen is poised to start for the Nittany Lions this fall after rushing for 950 yards and 6 touchdowns as a junior at Iowa State. PHOTO BY MARK SELDERS/ PENN STATE ATHLETICS