Penn State Sports Magazine
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DEPTH CHART utive completions, he admitted to being nervous before the game and finished with two interceptions, one of which proved costly. In his second start, on the first play of the third drive, the football squirted out of his throwing hand. An Eastern Michigan defender recovered the fumble, shook loose Hackenberg's attempted tackle and trotted into the end zone for the first points of the game. But Hackenberg rebounded on the following drive with a tight 43-yard spiral that landed in Allen Robinson's outstretched hands. Three plays later, the Lions were in the end zone. Hackenberg continued his upward trajectory against UCF in week three. It was his first game without a turnover, and he threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, although it wasn't enough to stave off a loss. Following the game, after locker room and media room obligations, Hackenberg wandered out of the stadium and into the parking lot to find his parents, who were awaiting him at their postgame tailgate. He arrived and was greeted by his mom and dad. Coach Sullivan was there, too. As his family and close friends were saying hello, they noticed a group of fans who had followed Christian to their parking spot. It was just a few college-age kids stopping by to chat and, of course, to get a picture with the starting quarterback. But on this occasion, it was time for his father to intervene. You get three or four minutes, he politely said to them, and then we need our time. "We're family, and this is my son, " Erick said. "I have a limited amount of minutes with him on this weekend and I want to spend as many of them with him as I can. " No matter what kind of stats he posts, or how many touchdowns he scores, or how many Freshman of the Week honors he garners, Christian will always be Erick's firstborn. And underneath that white helmet and No. 14 jersey, behind that cannon of a throwing arm, Hackenberg is simply a college freshman getI ting used to his new home. DEFENSE OFFENSE QUARTERBACK LEFT END 14 Christian Hackenberg (6-4, 220, Fr.) 5 Tyler Ferguson (6-3, 213, So.) 18 Deion Barnes (6-4, 245, So.) 98 Anthony Zettel (6-5, 258, So.) RUNNING BACK LEFT TACKLE 28 Zach Zwinak (6-1, 240, Jr.) 1 Bill Belton (5-10, 205, Jr.) 22 Akeel Lynch (6-0, 211, Fr.) 91 DaQuan Jones (6-3, 318, Sr.) 53 Derek Dowrey (6-3, 303, Fr.) WIDE RECEIVER 8 7 Allen Robinson (6-3, 210, Jr.) Eugene Lewis (6-1, 201, Fr.) RIGHT TACKLE OR 84 Kyle Baublitz (6-5, 281, Jr.) 99 Austin Johnson (6-4, 302, Fr.) RIGHT END WIDE RECEIVER 86 C.J. Olaniyan (6-3, 244, Jr.) 94 Evan Schwan (6-6, 245, Fr.) 85 Brandon Felder (6-2, 200, Sr.) 80 Matt Zanellato (6-3, 203, So.) OUTSIDE LINEBACKER TIGHT END – Y 43 Mike Hull (6-0, 227, Jr.) 38 Ben Kline (6-2, 229, So.) 18 Jesse James (6-7, 257, So.) 81 Adam Breneman (6-4, 235, Fr.) INSIDE LINEBACKER TIGHT END – F 40 Glenn Carson (6-3, 235, Sr.) 8 Gary Wooten (6-2, 238, Fr.) 87 Kyle Carter (6-3, 243, So.) 81 Adam Breneman (6-4, 235, Fr.) OUTSIDE LINEBACKER LEFT TACKLE 5 7 76 Donovan Smith (6-5, 327, So.) 75 Eric Shrive (6-6, 323, Sr.) Nyeem Wartman (6-1, 241, Fr.) S. Obeng-Agyapong (5-10, 205, Sr.) LEFT CORNERBACK LEFT GUARD 65 Miles Dieffenbach (6-3, 295, Jr.) 66 Angelo Mangiro (6-3, 304, So.) CENTER OR 9 Jordan Lucas (6-0, 193, So.) 3 Da'Quan Davis (5-10, 164, So.) 16 Devin Pryor (5-10, 174, So.) SAFETY 60 Ty Howle (6-0, 293, Sr.) 66 Angelo Mangiro (6-3, 304, So.) 55 Wendy Laurent 6-2, 283, Fr.) RIGHT GUARD OR 64 John Urschel (6-3, 300, Sr.) 66 Angelo Mangiro (6-3, 303, So.) 56 Anthony Alosi (6-4, 283, So.) RIGHT TACKLE OR OR 1 Malcolm Willis (5-11, 205, Sr.) 23 Ryan Keiser (6-1, 205, Sr.) SAFETY 4 7 Adrian Amos (6-0, 215, Jr.) S. Obeng-Agyapong (5-10, 205, Sr.) RIGHT CORNERBACK 10 Trevor Williams (6-1, 187, So.) 24 Anthony Smith (6-0, 186, Fr.) 58 Adam Gress (6-6, 320, Sr.) 77 Garry Gilliam (6-6, 305, Jr.) SPECIAL TEAMS KICKER KICKOFF RETURNER 97 Sam Ficken (6-2, 184, Jr.) 45 Alex Butterworth (5-10, 206, Sr.) 1 25 22 7 HOLDER PUNT RETURNER PUNTER 23 Ryan Keiser (6-1, 205, Sr.) 45 Alex Butterwoth (5-10, 206, Sr.) Bill Belton (5-10, 205, Jr.) Von Walker (5-11, 199, Fr.) Akeel Lynch (6-0, 211, Fr.) Eugene Lewis (6-1, 201, Fr.) 39 Jesse Della Valle (6-1, 190, Jr.) 25 Von Walker (5-11, 199, Fr.)