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Film Study - Abdul Carter's Ceiling

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See Link. Disclaimer: we purposely cut out all of Carter's pass rush 'seek and destroy' highlights so that we could better gauge how he fared in the standard down aspects of playing linebacker and the rare third down situations where he dropped into coverage . He's already an elite blitzer, so while it would have been fun to go through all that (and maybe better for our overall views lol), we wanted to shine a light on everything else to identify where he's at development-wise. Basically, when you take away all the sizzle, how much down-to-down "steak" is in Carter's game.

I want what he’s drinking.

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I mean I get that it’s intended to promote sports betting, but holy crap…

BIG 20?

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Fine with me if they all add wrestling.

K.J Hamler Diagnosed with a Heart Condition

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He'll take some time off with a goal of returning.

Film Study - Nick Singleton's Vision

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See Link. Interesting video because instead of focusing on Singleton's speed and size, it focused on Singleton's football IQ and how he matured as the season went on, learned to trust his eyes and trust his blockers instead of bouncing everything and trying to outrace everyone It's kinda funny that, the first clip Codutti used to show Singleton's struggles early on he still went for 40 yards lol. But he definitely was a different back by the end of the year who wasn't always coloring outside the lines and trying to be a hero every play. I'm not sure Seider gets enough credit for how quickly Singleton "figured it out" last season considering his high school offense was nothing like Penn State's run scheme. Either that, our having and watching Kaytron from the sidelines forced and pushed Singleton to grow up as a RB faster.

5 Players PSU Can't Afford To Be Without This Season

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See Link. Again, a lot of worthy candidates that got left on the cutting room floor when trimming things down. Kaytron's inclusion was warranted IMO. Nothing against Singleton, but if there's a RB I trust to get a first down or eat clock on a pivotal 4-minute drive to seal the game, it's Kaytron. His OSU TD run would have been iconic if Penn State's defense still immediately step on several rakes on the following drive.

Top 5 PSU Players Ready for "The Next Step"

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Hard list to carve down to just five players...which is obviously a great problem to have and a testament to how deep and talented this roster is. Felt like Tengwall, Harrison Wallace, Cephus, Saunders, Wheatley, Vanover, Izzard, and a couple others would have been worthy candidates.