...most of you cannot remember the last time we faced inserting a few untested LBs for the second game of the season...
...but 1967 was the year...and Dennis Onkotz and Jim Kates were the untested LBs...
...they were Sophomores but back then Freshmen were not eligible..
...and Onkotz didn't even come to school until October of his freshman year (1966) because he had a summer job at Bethlehem Steel that ran into October...which was after PSU had played 2 games...!
...Penn State was upset by an underdog Navy team 22-23 in the first game of the 1967 season and Penn State had an away game at highly-favored Miami the following week...
...Joe started the usual players for the first play but then sent in several Sophomores...to the surprise of everyone...and they beat Miami...and went on to the most successful run for three years in Penn State football history...
...hmmm...
...but 1967 was the year...and Dennis Onkotz and Jim Kates were the untested LBs...
...they were Sophomores but back then Freshmen were not eligible..
...and Onkotz didn't even come to school until October of his freshman year (1966) because he had a summer job at Bethlehem Steel that ran into October...which was after PSU had played 2 games...!
...Penn State was upset by an underdog Navy team 22-23 in the first game of the 1967 season and Penn State had an away game at highly-favored Miami the following week...
...Joe started the usual players for the first play but then sent in several Sophomores...to the surprise of everyone...and they beat Miami...and went on to the most successful run for three years in Penn State football history...
...hmmm...