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SPRING FOOTBALL WRAP | PENN STATE VS. HOUSTON sparring. First, he's the coach. Sec- ond, it's his offense. A season ago, the New England Patriots used a more complex ver- sion of that offense to reach the Su- per Bowl. Their success has given rise to hopes that, with enough time and the right personnel, Penn State will be able to shrug off the lethargy that last season led the team to fin- ish eighth or lower in the Big Ten in five major offensive statistical cate- gories. Do they have that personnel? It's hard to say after only 15 practices. Following the Blue-White Game, O'Brien prefaced his appraisal of McGloin, Bolden and Paul Jones by saying he needed to look at the game film. He said he felt "pretty good" about the team's quarterback situation, noting that the three leaders have had a challenging few months as they've worked to learn a new playbook a little at a time. "We've asked a lot of them," O'Brien said. "We've asked them to learn a system that's totally differ- ent than anything they've ever learned, and that takes time. And different guys learn at different rates. Some guys get it right away, other guys get it the next day, other guys get it two days from now. So we have to let it soak in a little bit, let it soak in for ourselves as a staff, and then we'll make a decision headed into training camp on who we're going with or who the top two are." Accustomed to battling for the starting quarterback position – he's already won it twice from Bolden – McGloin didn't flinch when he was asked after the game about having to apply for the job all over again. "I really don't even care," he said. "I've been battling since I got here, so you kind of get used to it. I'm kind of happy about it, too. You can't slack off at all during practice. If you feel like you're the starter, you can't get comfortable with that. I like having someone pushing me." McGloin completed 6 of 13 passes for 105 yards in the Blue-White Game, with a touchdown and an in- terception. His competitors fared about the same. Jones led the team W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M D E P T H C H A R T O F F E N S E QUARTERBACK 11 Matt McGloin (6-1, 199, Sr.) 1 Rob Bolden (6-3, 214, Jr.) 7 Paul Jones (6-3, 245, So.) 2 Shane McGregor (6-1, 200, Sr.) TAILBACK 25 Silas Redd (5-10, 200, Jr.) 5 Bill Belton (5-10, 196, So.) 40 Zach Zwinak (6-1, 226, So.) 24 Derek Day (5-9, 195, Sr.) FULLBACK*** 9 Michael Zordich (6-1, 242, Sr.) 33 Andre Dupree (5-10, 250, Jr.) 45 P.J. Byers (5-10, 254, Sr.) Y WIDE RECEIVER 81 Shawney Kersey (6-1, 197, Jr.) 17 Christian Kuntz (6-4, 222, Jr.) 6 Shane Phillips (6-5, 192, Fr.) R WIDE RECEIVER 15 Alex Kenney (6-0, 193, So.) 3 Devon Smith** (5-7, 147, Sr.) 85 Brandon Moseby-Felder (6-2, 188, Jr.) Z WIDE RECEIVER 19 Justin Brown (6-3, 216, Sr.) 8 Allen Robinson (6-3, 199, So.) 80 Matt Zanellato (6-3, 195, Fr.) TIGHT END 89 Garry Gilliam (6-6, 277, Jr.) 18 Jesse James (6-7, 265, Fr.) 10 Kevin Haplea (6-4, 248, Jr.) 87 Kyle Carter (6-3, 241, Fr.) 32 Dakota Royer (6-1, 223, So.) LEFT TACKLE 58 Adam Gress (6-6, 306, Jr.) 70 Nate Cadogan (6-5, 283, Jr.) 52 Luke Graham (6-4, 273, So.) LEFT GUARD 65 Miles Dieffenbach (6-3, 286, So.) 66 Angelo Mangiro (6-3, 287, Fr.) 77 Patrick Christie (6-5, 296, So.) 71 Ryan Nowicki (6-5, 280, Fr.) CENTER 54 Matt Stankiewitch (6-3, 295, Sr.) 60 Ty Howle (6-0, 298, Jr.) 62 Frank Figueroa (6-3, 303, Jr.) RIGHT GUARD 64 John Urschel (6-3, 287, Jr.) 75 Eric Shrive (6-6, 312, Jr.) 72 Khamrone Kolb (6-5, 324, So.) 56 Anthony Alosi** (6-4, 292, Fr.) 73 Mark Arcidiacono** (6-4, 283, Jr.) RIGHT TACKLE 76 Donovan Smith (6-5, 310, Fr.) 78 Mike Farrell (6-6, 276, Sr.) 79 Kevin Blanchard (6-7, 276, Fr.) D E F E N S E LEFT END 90 Sean Stanley (6-1, 247, Sr.) 86 C.J. Olaniyan (6-3, 250, So.) 31 Brad Bars (6-3, 237, So.) LEFT TACKLE 47 Jordan Hill (6-1, 298, Sr.) 93 James Terry (6-3, 317, Sr.) 96 Cody Castor (6-3, 295, Sr.) RIGHT TACKLE 91 DaQuan Jones (6-3, 317, Jr.) 98 Anthony Zettel (6-5, 255, Fr.) 88 Tyrone Smith (6-4, 247, So.) RIGHT END 59 Pete Massaro (6-4, 263, Sr.) 18 Deion Barnes (6-4, 248, Fr.) 84 Kyle Baublitz (6-5, 270, So.) OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 42 Michael Mauti** (6-2, 239, Sr.) 11 Khairi Fortt* (6-2, 233, Jr.) 38 Ben Kline (6-2, 224, Fr.) INSIDE LINEBACKER 40 Glenn Carson (6-3, 238, Jr.) 11 Khairi Fortt* (6-2, 233, Jr.) 33 Michael Yancich (6-2, 240, Sr.) OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 6 Gerald Hodges (6-2, 233, Sr.) 43 Mike Hull (6-0, 213, So.) 51 Drew Boyce (6-1, 224, Fr.) LEFT CORNERBACK 2 Curtis Drake (5-11, 173, Jr.) 1 Derrick Thomas (6-0, 181, Jr.) 39 Jesse Della Valle (6-1, 187, So.) 14 Mike Wallace** (5-9, 195, Jr.) FREE SAFETY 7 S. Obeng-Agyapong (5-10, 201, Jr.) 4 Adrian Amos* (6-0, 209, So.) 24 Jonathan Duckett (6-1,188, So.) STRONG SAFETY 10 Malcolm Willis (5-11, 205, Jr.) 27 Jacob Fagnano (6-0, 201, Sr.) 13 Tim Buckley (6-0, 202, Fr.) RIGHT CORNERBACK 12 Stephon Morris (5-8, 188, Sr.) 4 Adrian Amos* (6-0, 209, So.) 16 Devin Pryor (5-10, 162, So.) S P E C I A L T E AMS PUNTER 30 Anthony Fera (6-2, 220, Jr.) 45 Alex Butterworth (5-10, 198, Jr.) KICKER 30 Anthony Fera (6-2, 220, Jr.) 97 Sam Ficken (6-3, 180, So.) 19 Matt Marcincin (5-11, 174, Fr.) KICKOFF RETURNS 4 Adrian Amos (6-0, 209, So.) 5 Bill Belton (5-10, 196, So.) 15 Alex Kenney (6-0, 193, So.) PUNT RETURNS 5 Bill Belton (5-10, 196, So.) 4 Adrian Amos (6-0, 209, So.) * Practicing at multiple positions this spring. ** Status uncertain coming off of injury. *** Position likely to be used in specific down-and-distance situations. J U N E 1 , 2 0 1 2 19

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