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Penn State’s annual Pro Day lacked a little star power this year. Not because the Nittany Lions didn’t produce any first-round talent; on the contrary, the first couple rounds of April’s NFL Draft will likely include several alumni, but because a pair of soon-to-be multi-millionaires — Abdul Carter and Tyler Warren — sat out the festivities as they were still recovering from injuries on the heels of a 16-game season.

How the Nittany Lions replace those stars in 2025, at both the positions they play and the sort of impact they had on the field, should be one of the keys to another promising season.

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As heartbreaking as the season-ending interception was, hopefully we can provide enough context for the loyal FTB community to chew on until week 1 of next year.

As always, it’s impossible to point the finger at 1 individual flub on these kinds of plays — so we’ll give you all the context needed to draw your own conclusions.

First off, the concept – Inverted Smash H-Cross.

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