Penn State Sports Magazine
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PREDICTIONS MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MOMENT ATHLETE ATHLETE FRESHMAN FRESHMAN COACH TO REMEMBER Saquon Barkley Haleigh Washington Mike Watkins Amanda Dennis Russ Rose (football) (volleyball) (basketball) (soccer) (women's volleyball) Saquon Barkley Teniya Page Miles Sanders Kendall White Cael Sanderson (football) (basketball) (football) (volleyball) (wrestling) Saquon Barkley Haleigh Washington Miles Sanders Amanda Dennis Cael Sanderson (football) (volleyball) (football) (soccer) (wrestling) Trace McSorley Emily Ogle Nick Suriano Kendall White Erica Dambach (football) (soccer) (wrestling) (volleyball) (soccer) Saquon Barkley Haleigh Washington Miles Sanders Amari Carter Guy Gadowsky (football) (volleyball) (football) (basketball) (men's ice hockey) The first showdown in Piscat- away demonstrated every- thing I needed to see about a Penn State-Rutgers rivalry. Nits emerge with a win in fiery atmosphere under the lights. Another year, another nation- al title. Or two. The wrestlers will be big favorites, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the women's volleyball team come roaring back. McSorley wins the starting job then leads the Lions to a win over Pitt in week two – the most important regular-sea- son game of James Franklin's first three years at PSU. I picked this one last year and just missed out: Look for Gad- owsky's program to continue its meteoric rise, making its first trip to the NCAA men's ice hockey tournament. Penn State upsets Michigan State in the final game of the 2016 season at Beaver Stadi- um and qualifies for a New Year's Day bowl game. BWI sta= writers take a look at the 2016-17 athletic season NATE BAUER PHIL GROSZ MATT HERB TIM OWEN RYAN SNYDER T H E Y E A R I N P R E V I E W