Penn State Sports Magazine
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4 4 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 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W hen Chase Sowell was a redshirt fresh- man wide receiver at East Carolina in 2023, the Pirates opened their season on the road against Michigan. It went pretty much as you'd expect. The visitors fell behind early, ran only 58 offensive plays, gained just 235 total yards and lost to the eventual national champs, 30-3. Playing his first game for the Pirates after start- ing out his career at Colorado, Sowell was on the field for five of those plays. It wasn't much, but it was enough to make an impression. Three years later, Sowell can't help but reflect on his brief taste of Big Ten football as he gets set for an extended stay. The 6-foot-3, 203-pound wideout from Humble, Texas, ended up spending two seasons at East Carolina, one year at Iowa State, and now is preparing to conclude his career at Penn State, home to another of those massive football cathedrals that are emblematic of the nation's best conference. Sowell can hardly wait. "I never even thought I'd be playing here," he marveled. "I played at the Big House. I played W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M Iowa State transfers Chase Sowell and Brett Eskildsen give PSU's passing attack a new look CHANGING HANDS M AT T H E R B | M AT T. H E R B @ O N 3 . C O M Sowell joined the Nittany Lions in January after making a team-high 32 catches, for 500 yards, in his lone season at Iowa State. PHOTO BY MARK SELDERS/PENN STATE ATHLETICS