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Report: PSU WR Parker Washington Not Among Players off Team Buses

Photo by Penn State Athletics: Parker Washington

It looks like Penn State will be without its leading receiver Saturday.

Parker Washington wasnโ€™t seen practicing this past Wednesday during mediaโ€™s weekly viewing window.

He also wasnโ€™t seen coming off the teamโ€™s bus at Rutgersโ€” as Ben Jones of StateCollege.Com pointed outโ€” which is a good indication that he didnโ€™t travel with the team and, thus, wonโ€™t play.

Washington leads the team in receptions (46), yards (611) and yards per catch (13.3). He also has two touchdowns. Washingtonโ€™s best game of the yearโ€” and the best game any Penn State receiver has had to this point in 2022โ€“ took place against Ohio State Oct. 29. Washington caught 11 balls for 179 yards and a score in Penn Stateโ€™s 44-31 loss to the Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium.

Three days after that Ohio State game, coach James Franklin asserted that Washington is viewed as the teamโ€™s No. 1 receiver.

โ€œI donโ€™t think there was any question of that based on what he had done last year and the year before,โ€ Franklin told reporters at his weekly Tuesday press conference Nov. 1. โ€œHe was coming into the season and he was the most established wideout we had at Penn State on our roster. Mitch (Tinsley) had done some good things in his career but not yet at Penn State.โ€

Based on how Penn State has operated this season, if Washington is out, Tinsley (39 catches, 452 yards, 4 TD) would be Penn Stateโ€™s go-to guy.

KeAndre Lambert-Smith would move to the No. 2 slot, and Trey Wallace would have the third starting position.

Washington has been a fixture in Penn Stateโ€™s offense since beginning his college football career in 2020, and currently sits 12th on the schoolโ€™s all-time receiving list.

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