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That was fun, wasn't it? Beating Rutgers is a good feeling, and beating them handily in a thoroughly dominating performance at home in primetime is even better. Now, it's time for a third home game in a row. The San Diego State Fighting Ryan Lindleys are coming to State College, and James Franklin and Co. have some depth chart shakeups for the matchup.
At running back, Saquon Barkley unsurprisingly moves up to the #2 spot in the depth chart, after nominally being fourth last week. Geno Lewis moves up to starting as the Z wideout, with DaeSean Hamilton shifting over to F and Saeed Blacknall moving up and DeAndre Thompkins dropping down, respectively. Paris Palmer reclaims the top spot at left tackle and, oh yeah, there's still no sign of Adam Breneman while Kyle Carter still sits in reserve.
Nothing new on defense, as Jason Cabinda and Troy Reeder solidified their grabs on starting linebacker jobs. Chris Gulla officially moves up to the top punting spot after a huge game last week. Nick Scott moves ahead of Koa Farmer to take over as the top kick returner. Whether that's to get him more touches in wake of Barkley's breakout, or a dissatisfaction with Farmer, or both (or neither!) remains to be seen.
| Coaches: | HC James Franklin | OC John Donovan | DC Bob Shoop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off. | First Team | Second Team | Reserves |
| QB | #14 Christian Hackenberg | #9 Trace McSorley | #4 Tommy Stevens |
| RB | #22 Akeel Lynch | #26 Saquon Barkley | #8 Mark Allen/#24 Nick Scott |
| FB | #34 Dom Salomone | ||
| WR-X | #12 Chris Godwin | #13 Saeed Blacknall | #84 Juwan Johnson |
| WR-Z | #7 Geno Lewis | #80 Matt Zanellato | |
| TE | #88 Mike Gesicki | #11 Brent Wilkerson | #87 Kyle Carter |
| WR-F | #5 DaeSean Hamilton | #3 DeAndre Thompkins | #10 Brandon Polk |
| LT | #73 Paris Palmer | #59 Andrew Nelson | #58 Chance Sorrell |
| LG | #53 Derek Dowrey | #71 Albert Hall | |
| C | #66 Angelo Mangiro | #55 Wendy Laurent | |
| RG | #72 Brian Gaia | #68 Kevin Reihner | |
| RT | #70 Brendan Mahon | #60 Noah Beh | |
| Def. | First Team | Second Team | Reserves |
| DE | #95 Carl Nassib | #52 Curtis Cothran | #19 Torrence Brown |
| DT | #98 Anthony Zettel | #91 Tarow Barney | #93 Antoine White |
| DT | #99 Austin Johnson | #41 Parker Cothren | |
| DE | #90 Garrett Sickels | #94 Evan Schwan | |
| OLB | #11 Brandon Bell | #25 Von Walker | #45 Manny Bowen |
| MLB | #40 Jason Cabinda | #8 Gary Wooten | #33 Jake Cooper |
| OLB | #42 Troy Reeder | #35 Matt Baney | |
| CB | #15 Grant Haley | #29 John Reid | #21 Amani Oruwariye |
| FS | #2 Marcus Allen | #28 Troy Apke | |
| SS | #9 Jordan Lucas | #6 Malik Golden | #7 Koa Farmer |
| CB | #10 Trevor Williams | #1 Christian Campbell | #12 Jordan Smith |
| Sp. | First Team | Second Team | Reserves |
| K | #99 Joey Julius | #95 Tyler Davis | |
| P | #37 Chris Gulla | #98 Dan Pasquariello | |
| KR | #24 Nick Scott | #7 Koa Farmer | #26 Saquon Barkley |
| PR | #3 DeAndre Thompkins | #8 Mark Allen | #10 Brandon Polk |
| LS | #44 Tyler Yazujian | #41 Zach Ladonis | #97 Nick Cox |
| H | #37 Chris Gulla | #93 Robby Liebel | #16 Billy Fessler |