Former Penn State defender finds new college football home; Lions make top-six for 2023 lineman: Newsstand
Penn State football news, notes, and updates for July 5 include information on a former player finding a new college football home and a top-six from Class of 2023 offensive lineman Naquil Betrand.
It’s time to dive into the top tweets and headlines about the Lions and college athletics on Tuesday.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with news about a former Penn State player.
Onetime Lions defensive end Damion Barber will play a final college season at Marshall. He announced the news on social media Monday night.
The Harrisburg, Pa., native left PSU before the 2020 season and ended up at Austin Peay. He played a pair of seasons there and now will reunite with former Penn State assistant and current Thundering Herd head coach Charles Huff and also former teammate Torrence Brown, who is now on the school’s coaching staff.
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In other news, now former Colorado commit Naquil Betrand has released a top six. The list includes Georgia, Syracuse, Penn State, Auburn, Kentucky, and Texas A&M. Betrand is a 6-foot-6, 320-pound three-star senior from Philadelphia. He plays at Northeast, where current Penn State graduate assistant Deion Barnes used to coach.
Betrand has no known timeline for a decision.
In other finalist news, the Lions also made the top 12 for 2024 three-star safety CJ Heard.
Headlines of the day
Here’s hoping this USC/UCLA-Big Ten merger careens off the track, crashes and burns: Jones, PennLive
Four-star OL Jake Guarnera recaps June Penn State visit: Snyder, BWI
How Manny Diaz Landed at Penn State: Wogenrich, SI
Penn State’s most explosive runners from the last five seasons: Carr, BWI
PSU Football Summer Position Preview: Running Backs: Jones, Statecollege.com
Six Lions targets who could set off fireworks by committing soon: Pickel, BWI
PSU cashes in on several fronts during busy week: Giger, DKPittsburghSports
Caedan Wallace finding mental and physical flexibility this offseason: Carr, BWI
Penn State football’s series history with USC, UCLA after pair’s move into Big Ten: Daily Collegian
Quote of the day
“Honestly, the work that Losey has been giving us, it’s been really beneficial. It’s been really hands-on. I feel like I’ve progressed more than I have in a different way than I have in past summers just because of the different types of work we’re doing. Personally, I’ve been focusing on being more flexible, perfecting my steps, and the program we’ve been in through the summer has been really helpful for that.”
–PSU lineman Caedan Wallace on first-year strength and conditioning coach Chuck Losey.
