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Penn State safety Marcus Allen embracing role as QB of the defense

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Blue Band marched into the Lasch Football Building meeting room Wednesday evening to break up football camp with a lesson on singing the alma mater.

It should come as no surprise to those who have been around him that Penn State safety Marcus Allen was among the first to jump out of his seat and start dancing and singing along as his teammates joined in.

“I got a lot of personality,” Allen said with a smile last week at the team’s media day. “In the locker room, people know I like to laugh, make jokes and stuff.