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Week 1 opponent preview: Penn State

With the season fast approaching, we want to take some time to familiarize ourselves with each of Indiana’s opponents this fall. Over the next week, that’s exactly what we’ll do. Contributors from every SB Nation Big Ten team site have offered overviews of their respective programs, and we’ll run through each school in the order in which they appear on IU’s schedule.

Up first, Penn State.

Penn State - Black Shoe Diaries (Jared Slanina)

List your team’s key departures (name, position, role) u200b

  • KJ Hamler- WR
  • Yetur Gross-Matos-DE
  • Micah Parsons- LB
  • Ricky Rahne-OC

List your team’s key returnees (name, position, role) u200b

  • Journey Brown-RB
  • Sean Clifford-QB
  • Shaka Toney-DE
  • Pat Freiermuth-TE

List a few true freshmen or transfers that will make an instant impact (name, position, role) u200b

  • KeAndre Lambert Smith-WR
  • Parker Washington-WR
  • Curtis Jacobs-LB
  • Lance Dixon

Brief overview of 2020 team (a couple paragraphs about expectations, how you think they’ll perform): u200b

Penn State returns its starting quarterback, 4 of 5 offensive lineman (with the new starter with extensive playing time under his belt), a stable of talented backs led by Journey Brown.