UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — At first blush, Lamont Wade’s personal statistics might seem a bit underwhelming.
After all, 10 of his Penn State teammates have been in on more tackles, and Wade doesn’t have an interception all season.
But focusing on numbers like those overlooks one that is more basic, but still awfully impressive: Wade, a Clairton native and the headliner in the Nittany Lions’ highly regarded 2017 recruiting class, has made it onto the field for 10 of Penn State’s first 11 games.
Earning playing time during their first autumn at Penn State is something only two others in his 21-member class, which was ranked 12th in the nation by Rivals, have managed to do as the Nittany Lions prepare for their regular-season finale Saturday at 3:30 p.