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CONTENTS
28 >> STAFF PREDICTIONS
Blue White Illustrated's editors and
writers size up the Nittany Lions
heading into the 2017 season.
32
>> POSITION-BY-POSITION
BWI takes an extended look at Penn
State's strengths and weaknesses,
complete with breakdowns of each
position group, interviews with coor-
dinators Joe Moorhead, Brent Pry and
Charles Huff and profiles of some of
the team's key players.
36 >> SAQUON & TRACE
Penn State boasts a pair of potential
Heisman Trophy contenders in RB
Saquon Barkley and QB Trace McSor-
ley. BWI recently sat down with the
two offensive standouts to talk about
the upcoming season.
74 >> TWO FOR THE SHOW
The Nittany Lions have had a number
of great quarterback-running back
duos throughout their storied past.
Penn State sports historian Lou Prato
looks back at two of the best: Todd
Blackledge and Curt Warner (1982),
and Kerry Collins and Ki-Jana Carter
(1994).
77 >> OPPONENT PREVIEWS
The Lions will face one of the nation's
toughest schedules,
with Michigan and
Nebraska set to
visit Beaver
Stadium this
fall, and road
trips on tap
to Ohio
State,
Iowa and
Michigan State.
GOING PLACES
Barkley wrapped up
his sophomore sea-
son by rushing for
194 yards and two
touchdowns in the
Rose Bowl. After
only two seasons of
action, he's already
ranked 12th in
school history with
2,572 career rush-
ing yards.
Photo by
Steve Manuel
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