Seven Penn State players scheduled to play in all-star games
Seven Penn State players will participate in four post-season all-star games over the next three weeks.
Seven Penn State players scheduled to play in all-star games
Joe Juliano
Seven Penn State players will be participating in college all-star games over the next three weeks.
On Saturday, linebacker Gerald Hodges (Paulsboro) and center Matt Stankiewitch will take part in the East-West Shrine Game at St. Petersburg, Fla., to be televised on NFL Network at 4 p.m.
Later that day, the Nittany Lions will have three representatives – defensive ends Pete Massaro (Marple Newtown) and Sean Stanley and fullback Michael Zordich – in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl at Carson, Calif. (6 p.m., ESPN2).
Defensive tackle Jordan Hill will be the lone Penn State participant in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 26 at Mobile, Ala. (4 p.m., NFL Network). The following Saturday, Feb. 2, quarterback Matt McGloin will play in the Texas vs. the Nation All-Star Challenge in Allen, Texas (2:30 p.m.).
Offensive tackle Mike Farrell competed last Friday in the Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game at Tucson, Ariz.
--Joe Juliano
This season is Joe's fourth season on the paper's Penn State beat. He previously covered the Nittany Lions for United Press International from 1976 to 1984.
Emily Kaplan is the Inquirer’s fall intern covering the Nittany Lions. She is a senior at Penn State and has covered a variety of sports for the university’s student-run paper, The Daily Collegian. Over the last two years, she has reported for The Associated Press from State College.
A Montclair, N.J. native, she has also interned at MLB Network, NHL.com and covered the 2012 Olympics in London. Follow her on Twitter here @EKaplan24.
