Alex Kenney and Austin Whipple return to Penn State.
Matthew Wylie is ready to kick if called on.
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Matty Vautour says connections run deep between UMass and Penn State.
He also reports on if Christian Hackenberg will join a list of UMass opposing players to star in the NFL.
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The UMass Daily Collegian says Minutemen kicking is still undecided.
The Collegian says UMass is in for a challenge.
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Trey Dudley-Giles isn't the only UMass player doing well. Jovan Santos-Knox is leading the nation in tackles. Through 3 games he has 42 total tackles. A projected 186 TT over 12 games would blow away the UMass single season record of 140.5 bay Kole Ayi in 1998. Joe Colton's 34 tackles would place him third in Minutemen single season TT's. He'd be .5 TT behind Khari Samuel's 136.5 in 1998.
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FYI, Blake Frohnapfel, through three games has 117.8 EFF 619 yards and a 206.3 yards/game. Last year A.J. Doyle and Mike Wegzyn had EFF ratings of 99.1 and 94.6 respectively. Doyle averaged 115.8 yards per game and Wegzyn 60.3.
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The York Daily News says the Whipple family returns to Happy Valley.
The TribLive.com reports the Whipples return to a place they call home.
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Max Moore of Hustle Belt has five questions with Penn State blog Black Shoe Diaries.
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The Penn State blog Victory Bell Rings says Penn State is looking to get their running game going against the Minutemen.
The same blog has three Nittany Lion players to watch against UMass.
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The Centre Daily Times looks at Alex Kenney's return to Happy Valley.
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