Gross-Matos now becomes the highest drafted Nittany Lion defensive lineman since Jared Odrick in 2010.
Eight new recruits joined the Nittany Lions during the 2020 recruiting cycle.
"Their flexibility, their patience, their sense of humor, and their commitment to students is unwavering."
Who doesn't love an underdog story?
"If you know you are not going to pass, you should use the Late Drop. It will free up a lot of mental space in a time where stress is at an all time high," Sarah Root, a professor and advisor in the Penn State College of Engineering, said. "If you are unsure about if you could raise the grade, or if you feel like you could with a little more work, give it a shot. It doesn't hurt you either way."
"Though the transition has been hard, I feel I have become closer with my students."