Garrett Sickels may be the lone returning starter along the defensive line next season. TaxSlayer Bowl preparation and the upcoming offseason will be huge for the high-ceiling end's confidence.
The loss of Nyeem Wartman-White and the lack of experience in the linebacker corps initially brought a challenge to the Nittany Lion defense this season, until Jason Cabinda and Troy Reeder took the expanded roles and made the most of them in the 2015 season.
New Offensive Coordinator Joe Moorhead and interim Ricky Rahne both come into the TaxSlayer Bowl with intriguing offensive schemes designed for lethal passing attacks.
Saquon Barkley had a fantastic freshman season, but how does it compare to other Penn State greats?
James Franklin made two things clear before the Lions travel South: Carl Nassib is 100 percent healthy for a game for the first time in more than a month, and Christian Hackenberg and Austin Johnson have both applied for draft evaluations from the NFL.
Our freshmen staffers gave a retrospective on their first few months as Penn Staters.