HULL OF A PROBLEM TO HAVE

The Daily Collegian has a couple of good reads this morning about the upcoming season. Will somebody tell these young, enterprising journalists that it's the summer and they should be out slacking off at an internship instead of slaving away to write copy?

Of all the units on the defensive side of the ball for Penn State, the linebackers are the one that doesn't have anybody worried. A deep, talented stable of athletic players almost guarantees that this position will be the strength of the team, but that doesn't mean that its not without some uncertainties. Although most fans will tell you that whichever number you plug in will get the job done, there's still doubt as to who will line up next to Sean Lee and Navorro Bowman. Senior Josh Hull is confident that he's going to be the man.

"I'm 100 percent confident enough in my talent that I'm going to be on the field playing linebacker at one of the three spots," Hull said before competing in last Friday's Lift for Life.

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Over on the offensive side of the ball, the Lions must replace last year's Rimington Award Winner, AQ Shipley at center. Stepping into those shoes is junior Stefen Wisniewski, who started at guard last season for Penn State. It may take a few games before his play resembles his former teammate's, but let's hope he has a better knack for remembering the snap count.

"The last thing you think about is the snap count. I remember A.Q. [Shipley] would turn around and ask Daryll [Clark] what the snap count was like every other play," Wisniewski said about last year with a laugh.

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Hull and Wisniewski are both players who, despite starting last year, are facing new challenges in 2009. Jack Crawford had only four tackles as a freshman last season, but has everybody talking about what he can do as a projected starter at defensive end in the fall.

"Jack's a monster," senior defensive end Jerome Hayes said. "This year's gonna be a very big year for him, gonna put him in a position where he can really succeed and help us out as a defense so were all excited -- the team and the fans -- about Jack."

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