Spring practice update

◊ I'll be leaving town Wednesday night through Sunday, so posting may be light or non-existent. But right now, I'm still here, and getting more worked up about the Blue White Game. Of course, that means it will probably rain, like every other year I actually get to go. Here's some of today's news from Penn State football:

• Phil and Nate over at BWI love the depth at defensive tackle, but worry a lot about defensive end.

"Penn State returns one of the Big Ten's best defensive tackles from 2008... and the Lions have what appears to be the best depth at defensive tackle in the conference... Penn State entered its 2009 spring practice session with a lot of uncertainty and inexperience at both defensive end positions. "

• Mark at FOS broke down the quarterback position. Yeah, it's been kind of a big deal. We all know that Daryll Clark is the quarterback going into this season, but the race behind him is, surprisingly enough, an issue.

"Observers say [Kevin] Newsome is already showing the traits of a strong team leader. [Matt] McGloin is a walk-on who is not nearly as mobile as the other two QBs but is said to have surprising arm strength."

I'd put money down that McGloin will see some decent playing time during mop-up duty, especially if Newsome splits some series with Clark. But it's still early, and we can't predict anything right now.

• Finally, a bit off-topic from Penn State spring ball, but still interesting. Tom Dienhart ranked the Big Ten football coaches. You can draw your own conclusions. But let's just say, I disagree with his list.

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