2010 Freshmen Jersey Numbers

Penn State freshman quarterback Robert Bolden (pictured) will wear the #1 jersey this fall.

Penn State updated its roster, so we finally get to see what numbers the freshmen got. Some of them we already knew, as a few of the freshmen enrolled in January and participated in the Blue-White Game.

Here they are:

83 Brad Bars DE FR 6-3/223

84 Kyle Baublitz DE FR 6-5/248

1 Robert Bolden QB FR 6-4/208

45 Alex Butterworth P FR

40 Glenn Carson LB FR 6-3/237

65 Miles Dieffenbach OL FR 6-3/290

49 A.J. Firestone P FR 6-0/222

11 Khairi Fortt LB FR 6-2/233

79 Luke Graham OL FR 6-4/278

75 Evan Hailes DT FR 6-1/307

82 Kevin Haplea TE FR 6-4/243

43 Mike Hull LB FR 6-0/211

91 DaQuan Jones DT FR 6-3/309

10 Paul Jones QB FR 6-3/246

30 Ryan Keiser FR 6-1/191

18 Alex Kenney WR FR 6-0/190

72 Khamrone Kolb OL FR 6-5/335

63 Alex Mateas OL FR 6-3/310

15 Chad Nicholas FR 6-1/177

86 C.J. Olaniyan DE FR 6-3/229

25 Silas Redd TB FR 5-10/200

55 Tom Ricketts OL FR 6-5/268

32 Dakota Royer LB FR 6-1/210

40 Zach Zwinak FB FR 6-1/227

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Spring roster update: Carter, McEowen gone

(photo: Mike Pettigano)

Only three weeks until the Blue-White Game!

It's sunny and warm today, just the way we hope it will be for the Blue-White Game, less than three weeks away! Hope everyone had a happy, long holiday weekend. While we just covered the tight end position in yesterday's Blue-White Countdown edition, I'm back today with a quick roster update.

Graduations

As we learned from Joe Paterno in last week's press conference, two players have opted to graduate this spring, and forgo a fifth season with the Nittany Lions. The first, defensive tackle Tom McEowen, did not come as a surprise. Many had expected him to go either way this year, after an injury-plagued career. The second, and a bit more interesting, running back Brent Carter will graduate, too. I only say this is somewhat surprising because there is a chance Brandon Beachum is still recovering from his ACL injury last October. An experienced back like Carter would have easily seen more time in the three-deep.

I hate to see such stand-up guys like McEowen and Carter leave. But it happens. Good luck to them both.

Position Changes

Not that this wasn't well-known at this point. But I've changed the positions of redshirt junior Chaz Powell (WR to defensive back), sophomore Gerald Hodges (safety to linebacker), redshirt freshman Mark Arcidiacono (OL to center) and redshirt freshman Garry Gilliam (DL/TE to just tight end). This more accurately reflects their spring assignments for 2010, and most likely the positions they will play this fall.

Number Assignment

True freshman tight end Kevin Haplea has been cleared to play, following a bout with mono earlier this spring. Now that he's going full speed with the team, he is wearing Mickey Shuler's old number, 82.

That's it for this morning's update. As we near the Blue-White Weekend, I'll have plenty of updates like this one, including some updates to our running countdown series. Things change on a seemingly daily basis around the program, so we'll try to stay on top of it all for you, right here at Linebacker-U.com.

You can check out the updated 2010 Penn State football roster HERE. Every player is now hyper-linked, so all you have to do is click on a player's name, and you'll find every article mentioning that player. It's not a big deal, but a nice addition.

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