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Penn State Football: takeaways from Monday’s depth chart announcements

By Nick Kreiser

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 25: Todd Summers #86 of the Villanova Wildcats carries the ball against Tyler Elsdon #43 of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the second half at Beaver Stadium on September 25, 2021 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 25: Todd Summers #86 of the Villanova Wildcats carries the ball against Tyler Elsdon #43 of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the second half at Beaver Stadium on September 25, 2021 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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On Monday, we got plenty of answers to many questions regarding the Penn State Football depth chart, though much of it was overshadowed by the major news that Drew Allar was named the backup quarterback.

We gained some clarity on some of the off season’s most important position battles, though some are not yet finalized.

Plus, along with Allar earning the backup role, it seems like many other young players have turned heads as well.

Finally, has one of Penn State’s best position groups gotten even better?

Here are our takeaways to some of the many announcements made during Monday’s Penn State Football press conference.

The kicking and punting jobs

STATE COLLEGE, PA – NOVEMBER 30: Jake Pinegar #92 of the Penn State Nittany Lions lines up to kick an extra point during the second half of the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Beaver Stadium on November 30, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – NOVEMBER 30: Jake Pinegar #92 of the Penn State Nittany Lions lines up to kick an extra point during the second half of the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Beaver Stadium on November 30, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

After the do-it-all specialist Jordan Stout was drafted by the Ravens, Penn State Football was searching for someone to fill his shoes both as a kicker and as a punter.

We’ll see a familiar face out there as the kicker.

Pinegar kicked for the Nittany Lions in 2018 and 2019, and the redshirt senior has beat out the left-footed Sander Sahaydak and earned his job back.

At punter, the newest Nittany Lion on scholarship has earned that job.

Hopefully we don’t need to see Barney out on the field very often this season.

Finally, as you can see, it looks like the role of the kickoff specialist is still to be determined. One would assume that the six-foot-six, 276 pound Nwosu would have a much easier time driving kicks out the back of the endzone for touchbacks as Stout did so many times, but apparently Sahaydak is giving him a run for his money.

The winner of that competition? Hopefully we see a lot of them.

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