Morgantown, WV— Penn State S Jaylen Reed is one of the defense’s best players and he played like it Saturday afternoon.
The fourth-year player ended the game with nine tackles (three solo) and was all over the field, especially early in the game.
He recovered a fumble, forced an incompletion on the first play from scrimmage and all together flew around the field during the first quarter.
After the game, Reed was one of the players made available to media, and his postgame interview featured a special guest.
“You were flashing all over the field early in that game,” Coach James Franklin said. “I mean it was, it was… you looked like you were running at a different speed than everybody else on the field at the beginning. It was impressive.”
Before that, Reed was talking about how he holds himself to a lofty standard.
“I’m hard on myself,” he said. “I have a real big standard for myself.”
Whether overhearing this lead Franklin to approach Reed is unknown, but in any case, it was a heartwarming moment that was part of a great day for Penn State fans.
Cool moment here.
During Penn State S Jaylen Reed’s post game interview, James Franklin went out of his way to compliment him on his performance in PSU’s win.
“It looked like you were running at a different speed than everybody else at the beginning. It was impressive.” pic.twitter.com/uSTGrpj2rS
— Joe Smeltzer (@joesmeltzer775) August 31, 2024
