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he experience will be different for
Penn State's incoming Class of
2018.
There are 23 players in all, forming the
nation's No. 5-ranked group according to
Rivals.com. Some of them have already
arrived for the team's winter workouts
and spring practice sessions. The rest will
follow in June. All will be joining an un-
deniably ascendant Nittany Lion pro-
gram.
When those players step foot on cam-
pus, they will see dozens of teammates
walking around the Lasch Building sport-
ing Fiesta Bowl gear commemorating the
Lions' 35-28 victory over Washington.
Old heads like quarter-
back Trace McSorley and
linebacker Koa Farmer
will probably be carrying
around their Rose Bowl
backpacks. The 2016 Big
Ten Championship Game
trophy will still be posi-
tioned prominently in the lobby.
The Nittany Lions are again a proud
bunch. During the past two years, they've
appeared in back-to-back New Year's Six
bowls, won 22 of 27 games and
claimed a Big Ten champi-
onship. Not since 2008-09 has
the program been on that kind
of a roll. Before that, you would
have to go back to a time that
predates the births of the latest
batch of recruits to find a group
GOLD STANDARD
Franklin and Mar-
cus Allen cele-
brate the NIttany
Lions' victory
over Washington
in the Fiesta
Bowl.
Photo by
Steve Manuel
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