Penn State Sports Magazine
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WHO OPENED THE DOOR Following Jared Wan-
gler's decision to renounce his commit-
ment to Penn State, assistants Ron Van-
derlinden and John Butler attended Hun-
terdon Central's 42-7 blowout of Elizabeth
on Sept. 27. As Cabinda explained, "They
loved what they saw." A few days later,
O'Brien personally called Cabinda to notify
him of the o9er.
QUOTABLE Cabinda: "I can't wait to do my
part to continue the linebacker tradition
at Penn State that they've instilled over
the years. I can't wait to continue that. I
want to be someone like Mauti, Posluszny
and Bowman – all those guys. I'll also
work hard in the classroom – that will
never be an issue with me."
PHIL'S TAKE During his high school career,
Cabinda played both defensive end and
outside linebacker. At Penn State, he's
most likely to end up at an outside line-
backer position. Cabinda also excelled at
running back for Hunterdon Central. Like
several of his classmates, he appears ca-
pable of playing o9ense or defense at the
college level. But given Penn State's depth
concerns at linebacker, he's all but certain
to play defense for the Nittany Lions.
Cabinda had better be prepared to play
right away. The coaching sta9 will certainly
be able to put him to good use – if not at
linebacker, then de8nitely on special teams.
CHRISTIAN
CAMPBELL
Saf., 6-1, 195
Phenix City, Ala.
Phenix City Central HS
WHAT HE DID Although bothered for much
of the year by a nagging back injury, Camp-
bell 8nished his senior season with 60
tackles, 8ve pass break-ups and two in-
terceptions, winning honorable mention
Class 5A All-State recognition. As a junior,
he 8nished with 85 tackles and three in-
terceptions.
WHAT HE WON Campbell received three stars
from Rivals.com and earned a roster spot
in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Clas-
sic. He went on to make nine tackles in
that game.
WHERE HE VISITED A