UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When defensive line coach Sean Spencer steps into the meeting room, he has some of Penn State football’s most peculiar personalities staring back at him.
“Unique is a nice word,” Spencer said with a laugh. “I got some interesting cats in that room right there.”
Penn State’s front four of Carl Nassib, Austin Johnson, Anthony Zettel and Garrett Sickels are as interesting and productive as Penn State’s defense, checking in at 16th in the Football Bowl Subdivision and leading the nation with 42 sacks. Twenty-seven of those sacks come from the starting linemen, who force opponents to choose whom to double team
That isn’t an easy task.