Entering the 2018 season many Penn State fans were buzzing about the incoming freshmen for the Nittany Lions and this was quite understandable. After all, James Franklin and his staff had signed a top-5 recruiting class that was littered with high end talent.
Two of the most buzzworthy freshmen were a pair of linebackers - Micah Parsons and Jesse Luketa. Parsons was a top-5 recruit in the country in the 2018 recruiting cycle, and the highest rated player Penn State had signed since Derrick Williams. Meanwhile, Luketa was one of the stars of the Blue-White Game in the spring.