#9 Penn State Nittany Lions will host the Akron Zips in their season opener at Happy Valley on Saturday at noon.
Quarterback Daryll Clark helped lead one of the best offenses in school history last year, but he will lose the best trio of wide receivers in school history: Deon Butler, Derrick Williams and Jordan Norwood. The receiving trio had 1,900 yards and 17 touchdowns last season. The players ranked first, third and fourth, respectively, on the school's all-time receptions list.
The Nittany Lions, led by legendary head coach Joe Paterno, return running backs Evan Royster, who ran for 1,236 yards and 12 touchdowns, along with Stephfon Green, who ran for 578 yards.
On defense, PSU were eighth in the nation in scoring defense (14.4 ppg) last season. They return defensive tackles Jared Odrick and Ollie Ogbu, in addition to an exceptional linebacker corps with Navarro Bowman and Sean Lee, who was sidelined last season due to a torn ACL.
Akron returns 15 starters including Chris Jacquemain, who threw for 2,748 yards, 20 touchdowns and 14 interceptions last season. The senior should benefit from eight other returnees on offense, including receivers Deryn Bowser and Andre Jones.
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