Penn State has its 2018 captains — and it’s little surprise who the Nittany Lions chose.
As voted on by teammates, Trace McSorley, Nick Scott and Blake Gillikin were named Penn State’s offensive, defensive and special teams captains, respectively, on Saturday morning. McSorley and Scott were captains in 2017, with the latter leading the special teams unit.
“Trace and Nick have earned the respect of their teammates after being selected by their peers as captain for a second-straight year,” Penn State head coach James Franklin said in a press release. “Blake has been outstanding for our very young special teams unit and has been killing it in the classroom with a perfect GPA.