STATE COLLEGE − It was the first time the Penn State football world got to see a supposedly revamped wide receiver room.
The position group that was blamed for the Nittany Lions not making it to the national championship game (No catches in the Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame).
The one that’s been maligned for two years and more.
The one that, since January, has added promising rookies and transfers and has, reportedly, grown some of its returners. The room that added yet another big piece on Saturday, a couple of hours before the Blue-White Game here in the Beaver Stadium construction zone.
So far, so good for a top-five team that needs an overhaul at often the most visible position on the field.
The transfers certainly showed out, no matter that it was against teammates and backups. Speedy Devonte Ross ran and caught short and long and just missed on a 60-yard pass play from Drew Allar, the ball sailing just a bit too far. Sturdy Kyron Hudson, who plays bigger than his 6-foot-1 frame, made catches look easy on the sideline and across the middle.
The young kids looked promising, too. The 6-foot-4 Lyrick Samuel, the least-publicized of the Lions’ four incoming receivers, got behind the defense on a 40-yard touchdown catch from backup QB Jaxon Smolik. He made a couple of other smooth catches-and-runs. Redshirt freshman Tyseer Denmark found a groove, too, after the drill work turned to live tackling in the second half.
The best new Penn State football receiver?
Three of those four guys weren’t even here last year. And Denmark played little as a rookie.
Even more? Penn State landed arguably the top spring transfer portal receiver, Trebor Pena, on Saturday. He caught 84 passes last season at Syracuse.
Call head coach James Franklin impressed after Blue-White, which signals the end of spring practice. He declined to mention…
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