C O V E R S T O R Y
LAYING IT
ON THE LINE
FOOTBALL 2016
SACK EXCHANGE
The Nittany Lions'
top three defensive
ends this season
are, from left, Sick-
els, Brown and
Schwan. Sickels, a
redshirt junior, is
the only returning
starter on the de-
fensive line, while
Brown, a redshirt
sophomore, and
Schwan, fifth-year
senior, are vying to
replace departed
All-American Carl
Nassib. There are
big shoes to fill all
along the defensive
front, as Penn State
led the Big Ten with
46 sacks last sea-
son.
Photo by
Steve Manuel
Led by veteran Garrett Sickels, Penn State's DEs
aim to crush pockets and wreak havoc this fall
