P
enn State's regular season is nearly
over, and only nine of the team's 33
true freshmen have seen action. The
rest, including 16 scholarship players who
are redshirting, have been sharpening
their teeth on the Lasch practice -elds,
waiting until at least next year for their
moment under the stadium lights.
While some are relegated to the scout
team where they frequently wear the jersey
numbers of the opponent's best players
– defensive end Torrence Brown, for ex-
ample, wore Joey Bosa's No. 97 in the
week leading up to the Ohio State game –
others work closely with Penn State's
starters, eyeing their every move.
So who have been some of the -rst-year
players who have stood out at
practice this fall? BWI takes a
look here:
TROY APKE
Saf., 6-1, 187
Apke performed so well early
in the year that he played his
way out of his redshirt more
than halfway into the season.
His status was also impacted
by the season-ending injury
that Ryan Keiser su.ered in practice last
month – an injury that required Penn
State to put another safety in the lineup.
Behind
the scenes,
freshmen
display
potential
WAITING HIS
TURN McSorley is
listed as Penn
State's backup
quarterback, al-
though the coach-
ing staff is hoping
to be able to red-
shirt him. Photo
by Tim Owen
