Matt Anderson, Aaron Russell, and Max Holt helped Team USA to a must-win upset over the world's top-ranked squad in host nation Brazil Thursday night.
With preseason camp in full swing, Penn State is hard at work evaluating which players will make an impact on Saturday's this fall. Here are five who could carve out significant roles for themselves.
Andre Robinson hasn't played a down as a Nittany Lion, yet teammate Saquon Barkley already compared the redshirt freshman's bruising playing style to "Beast Mode" himself.
Penn State appears to be finished recruiting 2017 offensive linemen, as three-star tackle Desmond Holmes gave his verbal to the Nittany Lions on Sunday.
The Nittany Lions added a third member to their 2018 recruiting class Saturday, as four-star New Jersey wideout Justin Shorter committed to Penn State over Rutgers and Virginia Tech.
"There may be three that are collectively faster, there may be three that are more notable, or more highly recruited," Pry said, "but I'll tell ya, I'd go to battle against anyone in the country with those three linebackers."