P L A Y E R B I O S
WHAT HE DID Hippenhammer had a terricial
visit to South Bend in early January, but his only o>cial visit
was to PSU on Jan. 20, and he went on to sign with the Lions.
QUOTABLE Hippenhammer: "I really liked [Penn State] a lot
because they really believed in me and went a?er me hard.
When they o=ered me, it was big leap of faith for them be-
cause I didn't have a lot of Big Ten o=ers. … Everything
