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Only Tamba Hali Until Penn State Football

We’re now just 91 days until Penn State kicks off the 2019 football season against visiting Idaho in Beaver Stadium.

As such, today belongs to former Penn State defensive end Tamba Hali.

For many, Hali represents a resurgence of Penn State football and his 2005 sack and forced fumble on Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith is one of the program’s most iconic moments.

Hali was recognized as a consensus All-American, the Big Ten lineman of the year and a finalist for both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award as a senior after a season in which he recorded 11 sacks and 17 tackles for loss.