Penn State Nittany Lions College Football

Penn State Nittany Lions

Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 107,282
Mascot: The Nittany Lion
Conference: Big Ten
Schedule: 2015 Football Schedule

2015 Team Roster — Players info

No. Name Pos. Cl./Exp. Ht./Wt. Hometown/High School
1 Christian Campbell CB SO/SO 6-1/186 Phenix City, Ala./Central
2 Marcus Allen S SO/SO 6-2/206 Upper Marlboro, Md./Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr.
2 Jake Kiley WR SR/JR 6-0/172 Plymouth, N.H./New Hampton
3 DeAndre Thompkins WR SO/FR 5-11/187 Hubert, N.C./Swansboro
4 Daquan Worley CB SO/FR 5-10/183 Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville
4 Tommy Stevens QB FR/FR 6-4/197 Indianapolis, Ind./Decatur Central High School
5 DaeSean Hamilton WR JR/SO 6-1/211 Fredericksburg, Va./Mountain View
5 Nyeem Wartman-White LB SR/JR 6-1/243 Philadelphia, Pa./Valley View
6 Malik Golden S SR/JR 6-1/205 Hartford, Conn./Cheshire Academy
7 Koa Farmer LB SO/FR 6-1/219 Lake View Terrace, Calif./Notre Dame
7 Geno Lewis WR SR/JR 6-1/206 Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Wyoming Valley West
8 Mark Allen RB SO/FR 5-7/186 Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha Catholic
8 Gary Wooten LB SR/JR 6-2/239 Miami, Fla./Hialeah Senior
9 Trace McSorley QB SO/FR 6-0/195 Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods
9 Jordan Lucas S SR/SR 6-0/199 New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle
10 Trevor Williams CB SR/SR 6-1/196 Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall College
11 Brent Wilkerson TE/H SR/JR 6-3/253 Clinton, Md./DeMatha Catholic
11 Brandon Bell LB JR/JR 6-1/231 Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest
12 Jordan Smith CB JR/JR 5-11/189 Washington, D.C./H.D. Woodson
12 Chris Godwin WR SO/SO 6-2/206 Middletown, Del./Middletown
13 Saeed Blacknall WR SO/SO 6-3/215 Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan
14 Christian Hackenberg QB JR/JR 6-4/236 Palmyra, Va./Fork Union Military Academy
15 Grant Haley CB SO/SO 5-9/186 Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School
16 Billy Fessler QB SO/FR 5-11/184 Erie, Pa./Erie Cathedral Prep
19 Gregg Garrity WR JR/JR 5-9/160 Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny
19 Torrence Brown DE SO/FR 6-3/256 Tuscaloosa, Ala./Tuscaloosa Academy
20 Johnathan Thomas RB SO/FR 5-11/215 Peabody, Mass./St. John’s Prep
20 Jordan Dudas LB SR/SR 6-0/217 Lake City, Pa./Girard
21 Amani Oruwariye S SO/FR 6-1/196 Tampa, Fla./Gaither
22 Akeel Lynch RB SR/JR 6-0/220 Toronto, Ontario, Canada/St. Francis (N.Y.)
24 Nick Scott RB SO/FR 5-11/201 Fairfax, Va./Fairfax
24 Anthony Smith S JR/SO 6-0/206 Dover, N.J./Pope John XXIII
25 Von Walker LB JR/JR 5-11/213 Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain
27 Colin Harrop S SR/JR 6-0/178 Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson
28 Troy Apke S SO/SO 6-1/201 Mt. Lebanon, Pa./Mount Lebanon
28 Javon Turner WR SO/FR 5-10/180 Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South
29 Brandon Johnson RB SR/SR 6-1/229 Harrisburg, Pa./Middletown
30 Seth Ford S SO/FR 5-10/187 Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield
30 Charles Idemudia TE/H SR/JR 5-11/255 Detroit, Mich./Grosse Pointe North
31 Adam Geiger S JR/JR 5-9/200 Dillsburg, Pa./Trinity
32 Jack Haffner LB SR/JR 5-10/217 State College, Pa./State College Area
32 Joe Berg S SO/FR 6-0/201 Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic
34 Dominic Salomone TE/H SR/JR 5-10/245 Dillsburg, Pa./Northern
34 Evan Steinfeld LB SO/FR 6-3/201 Short Hills, N.J./Milburn
35 Matthew Baney LB SR/SR 6-0/234 State College, Pa./State College
37 Chris Gulla K/P JR/SO 6-0/202 Toms River, N.J./Toms River North
37 Kyle Alston CB JR/SO 5-9/178 Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville
38 Ben Kline LB GS/SR 6-2/238 Silver Valley, Pa./Dallastown
38 Desi Davis CB JR/SO 5-10/172 Admore, Pa./Harriton
39 Josh McPhearson WR SO/SO 5-9/195 Columbia, Md./Annapolis Area Christian
40 Jason Cabinda LB SO/SO 6-1/247 Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central
41 Parker Cothren DT JR/SO 6-5/292 Huntsville, Ala./Hazel Green
41 Zach Ladonis SN JR/SO 6-2/234 Nescopeck, Pa./Berwick Area
42 Troy Reeder LB SO/FR 6-1/235 Wilmington, Del./Salesianum School
44 Tyler Yazujian SN SR/JR 6-0/251 Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford
45 Bryant Harper S JR/JR 5-9/215 McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport
45 Kyler Diehl WR SO/FR 6-4/191 Loysburg, Pa./Northern Bedford
46 Colin Castagna DE FR/FR 6-4/243 Barrington, Ill./Barrington
47 Brandon Smith LB JR/SO 6-0/227 Winfield, Pa./Lewisburg
49 Will Eikenberry DE SO/FR 6-2/227 Andover, Mass./Andover
49 Brian Tomasetti S JR/SO 6-1/189 Old Forge, Pa./Old Forge
52 Curtis Cothran DE JR/SO 6-5/258 Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North
53 Derek Dowrey G/C SR/JR 6-3/315 Winchester, Va./John Handley
54 Sean Corcoran SN JR/SO 6-0/205 Bourbonnais, Ill./Bishop McNamara
55 Wendy Laurent C/G SR/JR 6-2/292 Hamilton, N.J./The Hun School
58 Chance Sorrell T SO/FR 6-5/285 Middletown, Ohio/Middletown
59 Andrew Nelson T JR/SO 6-5/310 Hershey, Pa./Hershey
60 Noah Beh T SO/FR 6-6/282 Moscow, Pa./Scranton Prep
66 Angelo Mangiro C/G SR/SR 6-3/315 Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury
68 Kevin Reihner C/G GS/SR 6-3/312 Scranton, Pa./Scranton Prep
69 Adam De Boef G/C SO/FR 6-5/273 State College, Pa./State College Area
70 Brendan Mahon G/C JR/SO 6-4/316 Randolph, N.J./Randolph
71 Albert Hall T SR/JR 6-4/296 Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley
72 Brian Gaia G/C SR/JR 6-3/301 Pasadena, Md./Gilman School
73 Paris Palmer T JR/JR 6-7/278 Plymouth, N.C.
74 Evan Galimberti G/C JR/SO 6-4/287 State College, Pa./State College Area
75 Brendan Brosnan T SO/FR 6-6/297 Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South
76 Sterling Jenkins T FR/FR 6-8/321 Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
77 Chasz Wright G/C SO/FR 6-7/328 Woodbridge, Va./Milford Academy
78 Tom Devenney C/G JR/SO 6-1/310 Lititz, Pa./Warwick
79 Charlie Shuman T SO/FR 6-8/290 Pittsford, N.Y./Mendon-Sutherland
80 Matt Zanellato WR GS/SR 6-3/211 Burke, Va./Lake Braddock Secondary
81 Adam Breneman TE/H JR/SO 6-4/252 Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff
86 Luke Vadas WR JR/SO 5-11/160 Hunting Valley, Ohio/University School
87 Kyle Carter TE/H GS/SR 6-3/240 Bear, Del./William Penn
88 Mike Gesicki TE/H SO/SO 6-6/255 Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional
89 Gordon Bentley WR JR/SO 6-2/199 Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon
89 Tom Pancoast TE/H JR/SO 6-2/228 West Chester, Pa./Unionville
90 Garrett Sickels DE JR/SO 6-4/262 Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Regional
91 Nick Boumerhi PK FR/FR 5-9/182 Phillipsburg, Pa./Phillipsburg-Osceola
91 Tarow Barney DT SR/SR 6-1/310 Gainesville, Fla./Bainbridge
92 Daniel Pasquariello P SO/SO 6-0/204 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia/Xavier College
92 Joe Holmes DT SO/FR 5-10/265 Clarks Summit, Pa./Scranton Prep
93 Antoine White DT SO/FR 6-1/289 Millville, N.J./Millville
93 Robby Liebel P SO/FR 6-2/201 St. Petersburg, Fla./IMG Academy
94 Evan Schwan DE SR/JR 6-6/258 Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin
95 Carl Nassib DE SR/SR 6-6/270 West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep
95 Tyler Davis K/P SO/FR 5-10/185 St. Charles, Ill.
96 Kyle Vasey SN SO/FR 6-2/262 Hawley, Pa./Wallenpaupack
98 Troy Stivason K SO/FR 5-11/182 Athens, Pa./Athens Area
98 Anthony Zettel DT SR/SR 6-4/278 West Branch, Mich./Ogemaw Heights
99 Joey Julius K SO/FR 5-11/244 Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin
99 Austin Johnson DT SR/JR 6-4/325 Galloway, N.J./St. Augustine Prep
Coaches
James Franklin – Head Coach
Bob Shoop – Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach
John Donovan – Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
Charles Huff – Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
Brent Pry – Assistant Head Coach/Co-Def. Coordinator/Linebackers
Josh Gattis – Off. Recruiting Coor./Asst. Special Teams Coor./WRs
Herb Hand – Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach
Ricky Rahne – Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Terry M. Smith – Defensive Recruiting Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach
Sean Spencer – Defensive Line Coach
Jemal Griffin – Chief of Staff
Andy Frank – Director of Player Personnel
Michael Hazel – Director of Football Operations
Kevin Threlkel – Director of Football Administration
Winston Etheridge III – Assistant Recruiting Coordinator for Quality Control
Evan Ostrow – Assistant Recruiting Coordinator for Quality Control
Dwight Galt – Director of Performance Enhancement
Tim Bream – Assistant Athletics Director – Athletic Training Services
Cameron Patria – Athletic Trainer

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