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Penn State football names 2017 team captains

The Nittany Lions have announced their three captains for the 2017 season, as voted on by coaches and teammates — Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley, linebacker Jason Cabinda and safety/special teamer Nick Scott.

The decisions were made public Wednesday afternoon.

McSorley, a redshirt junior, keyed the Nittany Lions’ explosive offense last year with 3,614 passing yards and 36 touchdowns; Cabinda is a senior leader of the defense after recording 81 tackles despite five missed games due to injury; and Scott, a redshirt junior, had eight special teams tackles in 2016, second-most on the team.

Penn State has one captain each for offense, defense and special teams.