The players a coach picks to attend annual conference media days to preview the upcoming college football season generally give a pretty good idea as to who the veteran leaders on the team are.
Two years ago, Penn State head coach James Franklin was joined at the Big Ten Media Days in Chicago by Bill Belton, Sam Ficken, and Mike Hull, and a year ago, he was flanked by Angelo Mangiro, Jordan Lucas, and Anthony Zettel.
All six of those players had not only key roles on their team, but also helped lead their specific position groups and unit.