Blue White Game Preview

Here's your pretty lame excuse for a game preview. I'm not really expecting much from the coaching staff tomorrow. Sure, they'll throw in the usual double-reverse wide-receiver pass to get the crowd excited. But don't look forward to anything resembling the real offense Penn State will use in 2008. With that, here's some names and units to look out for in the 2008 edition of the Blue White Game.

Some big names you want to see play, but won't: Sean Lee, Phil Taylor, Knowledge Timmons, Andrew Quarless, Jerome Hayes, Jared Odrick, and Chris Baker. I'm not even mentioning Chris "The Chef" Bell for obvious reasons.

A unit that will disappoint: The linebackers.

A unit that will surprise: The secondary.

The 2008 Aric Heffelfinger* Award will go to: Ryan Gmerek. This selection was based on no research, data or even a hunch. I just picked a no-name schmo from the roster who will probably never see the field again. No offense to him, I hope he does someday.

*Aric Heffelfinger burst onto the scene in the 2002 Blue White Game, as he rushed for 92 yards, highlighted by a 51-yard jaunt. He out shined some guy named Johnson, and then was never heard from again.