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Football Penn State Edge Rusher Smith Vilbert Enters Transfer Portal

This must mean that the new guy from TA&M is really impressive. Fisher is back and ready to take the next step and the youngsters are impressive. Remember that Granville came right in from HS without any offseason work and looked like he belonged.

I liked Vilbert's commitment to the program and he gave his all, but this is probably a good sign. Just need one of these guys to be another Abdul.
 
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Enai White is the real deal, and Zuriah Fisher is finally healthy. Knowles scheme calls for something that probably wasn't a great fit.

He will be fine, and wind up at a group of 5 school as a starter.
 
Well- grad transfer hopefully means he has his degree, and besides all of the other reasons posted, maybe he can be a guaranteed starter with increased NIL for his last college go round.

Wi$h him well.
I believe he is a Jersey native. Could he end up at Rutgers with Cam Miller?
 
This is looking like the least talented front seven in memory. Not one of these guys is a clear starter on any of the 05 to 15 teams.
Since a few of those teams finished in the 50-60 range in total team defense, it should be pretty easy to see if you are right at the end of the season.
 
This must mean that the new guy from TA&M is really impressive. Fisher is back and ready to take the next step and the youngsters are impressive. Remember that Granville came right in from HS without any offseason work and looked like he belonged.

I liked Vilbert's commitment to the program and he gave his all, but this is probably a good sign. Just need one of these guys to be another Abdul.
Granville working hard in s&c already up to the 240s as well with lots of raw athleticism. I think he could be the next Carter.
 
Meaning someone offered more or we weren't willing to pay?

I'd say both. He's got age, decent experience and starter size. I highly doubt we were willing to increase and or match anything he was offered. Just how it goes. Hate to lose a guy with his experience, but we have plenty of depth that I would like to see.
 
This is looking like the least talented front seven in memory. Not one of these guys is a clear starter on any of the 05 to 15 teams.
We haven't seen a depth chart yet or even a practice and this is your take? Maybe wait until spring ball is over. Franklin better not cancel the spring game, btw, if he hasn't yet. If someone wants to steal this year's Aric Heffelfinger be my guest.
 
We haven't seen a depth chart yet or even a practice and this is your take? Maybe wait until spring ball is over. Franklin better not cancel the spring game, btw, if he hasn't yet. If someone wants to steal this year's Aric Heffelfinger be my guest.
By the way, while he may never have been a starter, Mr. Heffelfinger looks like he's done quite well for himself with bachelor's and master's degrees in architectural engineering from PSU.
 
Granville working hard in s&c already up to the 240s as well with lots of raw athleticism. I think he could be the next Carter.
Not being a pessimist on Granville as I think he’s got a ton of talent, but you may wait a long damn time for the next Abdul Carter. I’d love to be wrong on this.
 
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Not being a pessimist on Granville as I think he’s got a ton of talent, but you may wait a long damn time for the next Abdul Carter. I’d love to be wrong on this.
Well, you're talking about a player who is going to be one of the top two or three picks in the draft, so it's unfair to judge anyone by him. Almost any edge rusher on any team in 2025 is going to be a drop in quality from Carter. With that said, Carter wasn't Carter in 2022, so it doesn't mean that his replacements can't develop into impact players like Carter did.

I do believe that in addition to DT, inside LB, d-back and wr, the staff probably needs to bring in an experienced edge rusher just for depth.
 
DDS, Zane Durant? Silly statement, but I guess you knew that.
Durant? Really? DDS is simply a over-rated dirty player. Go look at the players that started at the 7 or the 3. At the 3, you can even extend that range a couple of years because Durant has nothing on Kevin Givens.
 
Durant? Really? DDS is simply a over-rated dirty player. Go look at the players that started at the 7 or the 3. At the 3, you can even extend that range a couple of years because Durant has nothing on Kevin Givens.
Durant is a very good d-tackle; he had a great season last year. Also, Sutton has great athletic ability; there aren't many defensive ends who could've made that INT in the Orange Bowl. Any team in the country would love to have those two players.
 
Durant is a very good d-tackle; he had a great season last year. Also, Sutton has great athletic ability; there aren't many defensive ends who could've made that INT in the Orange Bowl. Any team in the country would love to have those two players.
Remember every team is better than PSU unless we beat them, then they’re awful. That’s his troll schtick.
 
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