Penn State’s Week One Depth Chart is Kinda Weird

The highlights, in bullet-form: Offense: Stephfon Green, who was dismissed then reinstated to the team by Joe Paterno, is nowhere to be seen. Instead, it’s Brandon Beachum and Curtis Dukes backing up starter Silas Redd at running back. Shawney Kersey, not Devon Smith, Curtis Drake, or Bill Belton, is listed as the third receiver. Smith is listed behind Justin Brown, and the latter two aren’t on the depth chart at all, in fact. Former walk-on Ryan Scherer is slotted behind Kersey. DeOn’tae Pannell, Matt Stankewitch, and John Urschel will start at left guard, center, and right guard, respectively, bookended between the already known tackles, Quinn Barham and Chima Okoli. That means the offensive line will feature four seniors. Eric Shrive is the third team left guard, Johnnie Troutman the backup to Urschel. (Remember when people ******* about Urschel being a late offer, and went gaga over Shrive? Stars aren’t everything?) Predictably enough, the starter at QB ...