Penn State currently ranks ninth in the nation and is the only Big Ten school in the top 25.
Ritzmann was the first Penn State student to wear the Nittany Lion costume after the university commissioned the Lion Shrine in 1942.
Onward State can't give an official UPUA election endorsement this year, but some of its editors are going with Zach McKay and Lexy Pathickal.
Death By Chocolate won the bracket in 2017 and 2019 as well.
Blacknall is back in the NFL after impressing during a brief stint in the now-suspended XFL.
Voting for this year's election will kick off at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15 and remain open until 9 p.m.