UNIVERSITY PARK
Pat Freiermuth is the oldest true freshman in Penn State’s program. The tight end even has a few weeks — in some cases, months — on second-year Nittany Lions like Lamont Wade, KJ Hamler and Tariq Castro-Fields.
Freiermuth turns 20 on Oct. 28, a day before Penn State hosts Ohio State. And who knows? Maybe he gets a belated birthday gift against the Buckeyes: His first collegiate start.
The Massachusetts native — who spent five years at the high school level, transferring from Pentucket after his freshman year to the Brooks School, a private, prep academy in North Andover — isn’t like most true freshmen.