Penn State football players keep seeing their names on preseason watch lists, with Jordan Lucas being named to his second this week.
Lucas has been named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list, which honors the best defensive back in the nation. Last season, Lucas was tied for third in the Big Ten with 16 passes defended, leading the team with 45 solo tackles. He was also tied for the team lead with three interceptions, cementing himself as one of the stalwarts of the Nittany Lions' defense.
Donovan Smith is now the fifth Nittany Lion to be named to a preseason watch list, as he has been named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list.
Penn State football received more preseason recognition today, as tight ends Kyle Carter and Jesse James were both named to the John Mackey Award watchlist.
More promising player news for 2014: QB Christian Hackenberg and CB Jordan Lucas were named to the 2014 Maxwell and Bednarik Award Watchlists today.
It ruffled some feathers around here when Bill O'Brien added names to the backs of the venerated white and blue, but the national media didn't seem to mind.
Penn Staters will be happy to know that current quarterback commit Brandon Wimbush is turning lots of scouts' heads in this summer's iteration of the Elite 11 quarterback competition.