Penn State Sports Magazine
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ogist, in a way. It's definitely the same way with him. I can get real frustrated, real easy, and he's always been there. We've just become real good friends throughout all this." Friends, yes. Psychologist? Well, at least not yet. Actually, Carson, a 3.29-GPA student, is in his third year as an advertising/public rela- tions major, so that means he has one more year of school – and another year of Nittany Lion football. He's eligible for the NFL Draft after this season, and he's put some thought into playing at the next level. "I'd like to play football as long as I can," he said. "Absolutely." But he doesn't think he'll be leaving early. "I definitely am coming back next year," he said, "and I look forward to playing a good senior season and just hoping the right things happen." When practice kicks back up in the spring, though, No. 6 and No. 42 will no longer be flanking Carson. Hull will likely find a full-time starting spot at one of the two outside line- backer positions, and either Ben Kline or Nyeem Wartman will man the opposite spot. But it will be Car- son, the 6-foot-3, 235-pound stalwart from the Jersey Shore, who will be the veteran face of a defense that loses five starters and three major contributors to graduation. The downtown clothing stores will likely evoke memories of the Dan Connor days, when No. 40 jerseys were hot-sellers, and the name Glenn Carson will likely go down as the next building block of a long tradition of Penn State linebackers. That's all well and good, Carson said, but that is not why he is planning to stick around for his fourth and final season. "Being the center of the attention is not really so important to me," he said. "I couldn't really care about that. The way I see it, the defense needs me a lot more next year, and I'm going to step into an even bigger role next year. I'll be even more of a leader than I already am, so that's more of an incentive than anything." And, of course, he'll keep repre- senting southeastern New Jersey while he's at it. BWI's Phil Grosz projects the Lions' 2013 depth chart * DE FE NS E LOOKING AHEAD OFFE NS E QUARTERBACK 12 Steven Bench (6-2, 204, So.) – Christian Hackenberg (6-3, 215, Fr.) TAILBACK 28 Zach Zwinak (6-1, 232, Jr.) 1Bill Belton (5-10, 202, Jr.) 22 Akeel Lynch (6-0, 209, Fr.) WIDE RECEIVER 8 Allen Robinson (6-3, 201, Jr.) 7Eugene Lewis (6-1, 199, Fr.) 80 Matt Zanellato (6-3, 198, So.) WIDE RECEIVER 85 Brandon Moseby-Felder (6-2, 195, Sr.) 21 Trevor Williams (6-1, 186, So.) 17 Christian Kuntz (6-4, 222, Sr.) TIGHT END – Y 89 Garry Gilliam (6-6, 262, Sr.) 18 Jesse James (6-7, 264, So.) TIGHT END – F 87 Kyle Carter (6-3, 247, So.) 82 Matt Lehman (6-6, 258, Sr.) 83 Brent Wilkerson (6-3, 239, Fr.) LEFT TACKLE 76 Donovan Smith (6-5, 316, So.) 70 Nate Cadogan (6-5, 293, Sr.) LEFT GUARD 65 Miles Dieffenbach (6-3, 300, Jr.) 60 Ty Howle (6-0, 298, Sr.) CENTER 66 Angelo Mangiro (6-3, 291, So.) 62 Frank Figueroa (6-3, 298, Sr.) RIGHT GUARD 64 John Urschel (6-3, 307, Jr.) 56 Anthony Alosi (6-4, 295, So.) RIGHT TACKLE 58 Adam Gress (6-6, 311, Jr.) 75 Eric Shrive (6-6, 305, Sr.) LEFT END 86 C.J. Olaniyan (6-3, 248, Jr.) 31 Brad Bars (6-3, 254, Jr.) LEFT TACKLE 84 Kyle Baublitz (6-5, 287, Jr.) 53 Derek Dowrey (6-3, 311, Fr.) 72 Brian Gaia (6-3, 271, Fr.) RIGHT TACKLE 91 DaQuan Jones (6-3, 324, Sr.) 99 Austin Johnson (6-4, 297, Fr.) RIGHT END 18 Deion Barnes (6-4, 246, So.) 98 Anthony Zettel (6-5, 253, So.) OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 43 Mike Hull (6-0, 228, Jr.) 8Gary Wooten (6-2, 230, Fr.) INSIDE LINEBACKER 40 Glenn Carson (6-3, 235, Sr.) 5Nyeem Wartman (6-1, 235, So.) 49 Brennan Franklin (5-11, 220, Fr.) OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 38 Ben Kline (6-2, 224, So.) 5Nyeem Wartman (6-1, 235, So.) LEFT CORNERBACK 3Da'Quan Davis (5-10, 161, So.) 14 Jordan Lucas (6-0, 188, So.) - Jordan Smith (6-0, 180, Fr.) FREE SAFETY 10 Malcolm Willis (5-11, 205, Sr.) 23 Ryan Keiser (6-1, 200, Jr.) STRONG SAFETY 7 S. Obeng-Agyapong (5-10, 207, Jr.) 14 Jordan Lucas (6-0, 188, So.) RIGHT CORNERBACK 4 Adrian Amos (6-0, 209, Jr.) 39 Jesse Della Valle (6-1, 190, Jr.) *Class standing cited above reflect players' eligibility status during the 2013 season.