Penn State will be without three key players against Maryland today.
Cornerback Joey Porter Jr., offensive tackle Olu Fashanu and linebacker Curtis Jacobs aren’t in the starting lineups.
Fashanu, a projected first-round draft pick, didn’t play in last week’s game at Indiana due to an injury; Jacobs only played eight snaps against the Hoosiers and Porter played 23, according to Pro Football Focus.
Both Jacobs and Porter have established themselves as cornerstones of Penn State’s defense, with Jacobs the anchor of Penn State’s linebacking corps and Porter one of the best shutdown corners in the country.
Fashanu has probably been Penn State’s biggest breakout star of 2022, going from a reserve in 2021 to a projected first-round draft pick this season. Fashanu is thought by many as the favorite to be the first offensive tackle taken in 2023’s draft.
In other notes, Maryland’s leading receiver, Rakim Jarrett, looks ready to go. Penn State running back Keyvone Lee wasn’t seen, but freshman tight end Jerry Cross was. The four-star true freshman from Milwaukee has yet to appear in a game this season.
Penn State and Maryland will kick off at close to 3:40.
Here are Penn State’s starters for today’s game, according to the pregame introductions.
SPECIAL TEAMS
P/H: Barney Amor
LS: Chris Stoll
K: Jake Pinegar
KR: Nick Singleton
PR: Parker Washington
DEFENSE
DE: Adisa Isaac
DE: Nick Tarburton
DT: Hakeem Beamon
DT: PJ Mustipher
LB: Jonathan Sutherland
LB: Tyler Elsdon
LB: Abdul Carter
**The true freshman is starting in place of Jacobs
S: Keaton Ellis
CB: Kalen King
CB: Johnny Dixon
S: Daequan Hardy
S: JiAy’ir Brown
OL
LT: Olu Fashanu
LG: Hunter Nourzad
C: Juice Scruggs
RG: Sal Wormley
RT: Bryce Effner
TE: Brenton Strange
WR: KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR: Mitchell Tinsley
WR: Parker Washington
RB: Nick Singleton
QB: Sean Clifford
