Landon Tengwall's medical retirement leaves a starting role open on Penn State's line before its season opener vs. West Virginia.
Penn State offensive lineman JB Nelson runs a drill at practice on Nov. 9, 2022. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] State was slated to enter the 2023 season with starting experience at all five positions on the offensive line. Days away from the opener, that’s no longer the case.
“We just talked about it as a team, and we’re going to be as supportive as we possibly can,” Franklin told reporters after Wednesday’s practice. “This is a hard thing, as you can imagine. He’s been playing football his entire life.” Tengwall, who started five games in 2022 before a shoulder injury ended his season, was supposed to start in between left tackle Olu Fashanu and center Hunter Nourzad this fall. In his absence, Penn State has to figure out what it will do at left guard.
“We went into this year feeling like JB was going to factor in either as a starter or having starter-like reps,” Franklin said last week. “That’s how I would have viewed him coming in the season, and he’s built on that. His habits are a lot better in terms of how he practices and approaches meetings and everything else.
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