Coming off the longest season in Penn State history meant some injury situations lingered a little farther into the offseason than the program is accustomed to seeing. With training camp open in Happy Valley with big expectations placed on the program going into the 2025 season, Penn State head coach James Franklin says the health situations will start getting better in time for the season, with some exceptions.
“[Some] of these guys are limited up there,” Franklin said when meeting with the media on Saturday in Beaver Stadium. “They are ready to go and I think if you asked them, they could play in a game right now. But our trainers and doctors, you know, smart, we hold them in the limited category until they actually go out and do it.”
Franklin explained players were to be reevaluated following the first practice of the camp, and that could lead to some quick upgrades with player availability. Franklin did not show concern for a lengthy list of players showing up as limited at the moment.
Among the players coming back from injury and standing out is offensive lineman Anthony Donkoh, who started 10 games for the Nittany Lions last season before being sidelined by an injury. Donkoh could be an option at multiple offensive line positions now that he is healthy and Nolan Rucci has proven himself at the right tackle position. That has given the entire offensive line a boost with depth in its favor with a healthy Donkoh in the mix.
Of course, the injury updates were not all positive for Penn State this weekend. It has been reported that wide receiver and special teams returner Kaden Saunders will be out for an extended period of time with what has been reported as a long-term injury. Saunders was limited due to injury last season and could potentially be out for the entire 2025 season already.
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