Post Gazette · Aug 17, 2017
Depth a welcome problem for Penn State's defensive line
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — They are known as the “Wild Dogs” and, yeah, several have been pretty ferocious during the past few seasons.
It’s just that the pack never was particularly large.
While guys such as Carl Nassib, Evan Schwann, Anthony Zettel and Austin Johnson consistently turned in performances that exceeded their pedigrees, the quantity of Penn State’s defensive linemen never quite matched the quality.
That, it seems, is about to change.
Nittany Lions defensive line coach Sean Spencer said he expects “between nine and 10” players to get steady work on the line during the season that begins when Akron visits Beaver Stadium Sept. 2.