Seven team captains have been named for the 2014 season, including sophomore quarterback Christian Hackenberg. Hackenberg is the second youngest Nittany Lion captain in school history, and the first sophomore to ever have the honor.
Adam Taliaferro and Eric LeGrand, two former football players who suffered career ending spinal injuries, have been named game captains for the Penn State-Rutgers matchup on September 13th.
Last season, Geno Lewis played in the shadows of Allen Robinson and Brandon Felder. This season, he is ready to steal the spotlight and take over the number one receiver role.
Herb Hand is always active on Twitter, and he explained why at Media Day on Monday.
James Franklin's Beaver Stadium debut against the Akron Zips will kickoff at 12:00 PM EST. The game will be broadcast regionally on ABC and nationally on ESPN or ESPN2.
The preseason buzz just keeps on rolling in for the Nittany Lions. CFB 24/7 on NFL.com has revealed its preseason list of every quarterback situation for each FBS program in the country, and in at No. 12 is Christian Hackenberg and Penn State.