Penn State alum Sean Clifford set for NFL preseason start; Abdul Carter makes All-American teams: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Aug. 15 include the latest on Sean Clifford, more accolades for Abdul Carter, and more. It’s time to review Thursday’s top tweets and stories about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with the latest on Penn State alum Sean Clifford. The second-year Green Bay Packer will start the NFC North team’s preseason contest against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, according to head coach LaFluer. He will do so in place of first-teamer Jordan Love, who is not scheduled to play. Clifford is battling Michael Pratt for the right to back up Love during the regular season. The former Nittany Lion threw for 111 yards in the Packers’ win over Cleveland last Saturday and is the leader in the clubhouse to be the team’s QB2. But, Pratt has reportedly gained ground in recent practices.
“Sean struggled a little bit the first week or so of practice,” Green Bay quarterback coach Tom Clements said on Monday, per Sports Illustrated. “We weren’t protecting the ball as well as we need to; that’s gotten better. Sean did a better job. probably Family Night was one of his better practices, and then he had a good game.
“That was kind of Sean last year. He got in the games, and he practices hard but sometimes in a game you just have that extra little spark to make you play a little better, and everyone else is trying to play as well as they can. He has that quality about him of being a gamer.”
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Dylan Raiola injury
Nebraska QB will play vs. USC
- 2
Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 3New
SEC changes course
Alcohol sales at SEC Championship Game
- 4
Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
- 5Trending
Dan Lanning
Oregon coach getting NFL buzz
In other news, Penn State defender Abdul Carter is a first-team preseason All-American by The Action Network and a second-team pick of ESPN. It continues an offseason of praise for the All-Big Ten linebacker who will play both that spot but also plenty at defensive end this fall. Additionally, guard Sal Wormley was a second-team preseason All-American pick by The Action Network.
Headlines of the day
James Franklin on a freshman who has impressed: ‘He is a big, strong, fast, aggressive guy’: Flounders, PennLive
Penn State DT Alonzo Ford a ‘pleasant surprise’ so far in Nittany Lions’ camp: Fitz, BWI
Stephen Nedoroscik, Olympics Pommel Horse Star, Shines on The Tonight Show: Wogenrich, SI
4 Penn State thoughts from Lions’ latest availability: ‘Bumps and bruises,’ the offense ‘bouncing back’ and more: Pickel, BWI
How Penn State’s offense will change in quarterback Drew Allar’s second year as starter: Sauber, CDT
2027 recruits on offense who caught our eye at Penn State’s camps this summer: Snyder, BWI
Preseason Big Ten Quarterback Power Rankings: Backstrom, On3
Penn State receives $25 million gift toward Beaver Stadium renovation: Pickel, BWI
Quote of the day
“He’s been a real pleasant surprise, he really has. Very good against the run. I think as he continues to gain confidence and get his body back from that amount of time off with his injury, I think he’ll get better and better and better in the pass game. We were excited about hopefully what he would have been able to do last year, but we hadn’t really had a chance to see him a whole lot. So he’s been a nice, pleasant surprise for us for depth inside. And I think as he continues to get back into football shape, I think he could be competing for a starting job.”
–PSU coach James Franklin on second-year Nittany Lions defensive tackle Alonzo Ford
