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Only Pete Massaro Until Penn State Football

We’re 59 days away from Penn State football, which means we turn our attention to former defensive end Pete Massaro.

Hailing from Newtown Square, PA, Massaro came to Happy Valley as a low-end three-star, but it appeared early on that Massaro would be a diamond in the rough. He redshirted his first season (2008) with the Nittany Lions, but was already slated to break into the rotation as a redshirt freshman. Unfortunately, Massaro suffered a torn ACL during the spring, and thus his 2009 season was lost.

Massaro bounced back though, earning a starting defensive end spot in 2010 and finishing the year with 3.