Micah Parsons made waves in 2018. Anyone who caught a glimpse of a game knows that all too well. But Parsons also made history in his first year in Happy Valley.
Capped by a 13-tackle performance in the Citrus Bowl, Parsons finished Penn State’s 13-game slate with a team-leading 82 tackles. In doing so, Parsons became the first true freshman to ever lead the Nittany Lions in tackles in a single season. Penn State’s year-by-year records date to 1969, and no one — not Paul Posluszny, Brandon Short or Andre Collins — accomplished what Parsons did.
It should be noted that freshmen weren’t eligible to play until 1972, and former longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno forced freshmen (i.