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Antoine Belgrave-Shorter, who led Penn State’s training camp in turnovers, has earned a starting job at safety, coach James Franklin said Monday.
The 6-0, 200-pound Belgrave-Shorter will play alongside fifth-year senior Zakee Wheatley, who started every game last season, when the second-ranked Nittany Lions open against Nevada at 3:30 Saturday (TV-CBS) at Beaver Stadium.
Belgrave-Shorter was a three-star prospect from Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Fla., and played in seven games as a reserve last season when he was a true freshman.
“There probably weren’t a lot of conversations going on about Belgrave-Shorter outside the Lasch Building,” Franklin said. “He led us in interceptions and turnovers in training camp. He’s been very, very consistent about how he’s gone about his business. He has earned that spot.”
Dejuan Lane, a 6-2, 212-pound sophomore, was thought to be the leading candidate to win the job opposite Wheatley.
But Lane and cornerback Kenny Woseley Jr. were charged by Penn State Police earlier this month with possessing drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct for creating a “hazardous or physically offensive condition,” a summary offense.
Lane and Woseley have preliminary hearings scheduled for Wednesday in Centre County Court.
Lane played in every game last season, made 14 tackles, broke up three passes and intercepted another.
He and King Mack, who transferred back to Penn State from Alabama, are expected to be the backup safeties.
“We feel like we have four safeties we can win with,” Franklin said. “The other two guys will play a lot. We’ll need them to play a lot.”
No surprise: Kyron Hudson, Trebor Pena and Devonte Ross will be the starting wide receivers, as expected.
All three transferred to Penn State after last season, Hudson from USC,…
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