Penn State Sports Magazine
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A U G U S T 2 0 2 6 5 7 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / O F F E N S I V E L I N E M E N / / / / / / / COOPER COUSINS Jr. | 6-6 | 320 • Saw action on 177 snaps across 10 games last year and made his first career start, at left guard, in the Pinstripe Bowl. • Played 172 snaps in 15 games as a true freshman, seeing action at all three in- terior positions. • Was the No. 50 overall prospect, No. 1 interior offensive lineman nationally and No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania in the 2024 class, per the Rivals Industry Ranking. ANTHONY DONKOH R-Jr. | 6-5 | 334 • Started nine games at left guard during the 2025 regular season before moving to right tackle for the Pinstripe Bowl. • Started 10 of the Nittany Lions' first 11 games at right tackle in 2024 before ag- gravating an injury at Minnesota on Nov. 23 and missing the rest of the season. • Was a consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten choice. • Preserved his redshirt by playing in just four games in 2023. MALACHI GOODMAN R-Fr. | 6-6 | 330 • Did not see action as a true freshman at Penn State. • Listed as a four-star player by Rivals and was the No. 37 overall prospect and No. 6 offensive tackle nationally in the Industry Ranking in 2025. • Was the top-ranked player in Penn State's 2025 class. DONNIE HARBOUR R-So. | 6-3 | 333 • Did not see action in either of his first two seasons at Penn State. • Was the No. 44 interior offensive line- man nationally and No. 4 Wisconsin prospect in the 2024 class, per the Ri- vals Industry Ranking. CHIMDY ONOH R-Jr. | 6-5 | 320 • Played on only one offensive snap last fall but did see action in 12 games on special teams, accumulating 64 snaps on field goal and PAT work. • Saw a career-high 12 snaps against Maryland in the 2024 regular-season finale, playing left guard. • Late signing in the Lions' 2023 class; played in two games that season, pre- serving his redshirt status. DOMINIC RULLI R-Sr. | 6-3 | 298 • Played in four games last year as Nick Dawkins' backup at center while also per- forming extensive special teams work. • Made his first career start in the Pinstripe Bowl, playing 78 offensive snaps in the Lions' win over Clemson. • Served as the primary backup to Dawkins in 2024, playing 67 offensive snaps. GARRETT SEXTON R-So. | 6-6 | 315 • Played 33 snaps on offense as a redshirt freshman and was also a contributor on Penn State's field goal and PAT units. • Did not see action in 2024 but was named Developmental Squad Offensive Player of the Week four times. • Was the No. 147 overall prospect, No. 10 offensive tackle nationally, and the No. 2 prospect in Wisconsin in the 2024 class. • Played quarterback his freshman and sophomore seasons at Arrowhead High in Hartland. NEWCOMERS MASON BANDHAUER Fr. | 6-6 | 297 • Committed to Iowa State in October 2024 and signed with the Cyclones this past De- cember before receiving his release and heading to Penn State. • Was a legacy recruit whose father, Todd Bandhauer, played at Iowa State in the mid-1990s. • Earned a three-star grade from Rivals coming out of Fort Collins (Colo.) High. TREVOR BUHR R-Jr. | 6-4 | 318 • Started 12 games over the past two seasons at Iowa State. • Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 sta- tus last year despite an illness that kept him out of action in the season's opening weeks. PETE EGLITIS Fr. | 6-7 | 295 • Was a three-star prospect in Iowa State's class who followed Matt Campbell to PSU. • Played on back-to-back state champion- ship teams at Bishop Watterson in Co- lumbus, Ohio. TYSHON HUFF R-Jr. | 6-4 | 292 • Injured early in spring practice and was expected to be out of action for an ex- tended period, though PSU has not ruled him out for the season. • Transferred from Tiffin University, a Divi- sion II school in Ohio, where he spent three seasons. • Started 11 games for the Dragons last fall and allowed just 1 sack. VAEA IKAKOULA R-Fr. | 6-3 | 326 • Played in four games as a true freshman at Iowa State, including late-season starts against Kansas and Oklahoma State. • Was a consensus three-star prospect coming out of West High in Laie, Hawai'i. KUOL KUOL II R-Fr. | 6-6 | 291 • Didn't make any game appearances for Iowa State as a true freshman last fall. • Developed into a three-star prospect at Centerville (Ohio) High and chose Iowa State over Boston College and Purdue before following Campbell and Clanton to PSU. BROCK RIKER R-So. | 6-4 | 291 • Fills a need at center following the gradu- ation of two-year starter Nick Dawkins. • Played 868 snaps at Texas State in 2025 and earned Freshman All-America hon- ors from The Athletic. WILL TOMPKINS R-Fr. | 6-5 | 311 • Missed his true freshman season at Iowa State with a knee injury. • Was a three-star recruit in the Rivals In- dustry Ranking coming out of Cedar Falls (Iowa) High as part of the 2025 class. Heading into his junior season, Cooper Cousins is the favorite to start at right guard for the Nittany Lions. PHOTO BY MARK SELDERS/PENN STATE ATHLETICS