Penn State Football transfer among Iron Lions of the Week

Penn State Football announced their Iron Lions of the Week; Freshman Nick Dawkins and incoming transfer from Baylor John Lovett.

Harkening back to the days of Bill O’Brien and strength coach Craig Fitzgerald, Penn State will be awarding an “Iron Lion of the Week” in order to comment work in the weight room during the spring and off season workouts.

OL Nick Dawkins (Allentown, PA) was a three star recruit from famed Parkland High School (Penn State’s first major recruit from the high school since Austin Scott).  Nick is the son of former NBA star Darryl Dawkins and was ranked as the #10 prospect in Pennsylvania by ESPN.  He didn’t play in any games last fall but was a three-time developmental squad player of the week.

RB John Lovett transferred from Baylor, initially from Marlton, NJ.   He played four years for Baylor, amazzing 1803 yards and a 5.1 yards per carry average.  He finished with 18 touchdowns in his career with the Bears and transferred to Penn State in December for his final year of eligiblity.  John had his lowest yards per rush in 2020 (2.9, down from a career high in 2019 of 6.4 yards).

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In other “football” news, Beaver Stadium also welcomed new Men’s Basketball Coach Micah Shrewsberry to campus yesterday with a video board introduction and a tour of the stadium.