The college football season isn’t set to begin for more than another month, but Penn State has already handed down a suspension for two of their players.
Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin announced that defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos and running back Journey Brown will be suspended for the remainder of the month.
The players are being sat for what Franklin called a violation of team rules that dates back to spring practice and both will be back with the team on Aug. 1.
A junior, Gross-Matos led Penn State last season with eight sacks and 20 tackles for loss, while adding 54 combined tackles, two forced fumbles, and fumble recovery.
He is also coming into the 2019 season as a candidate for the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award.
“I talk to him all the time,” Franklin said, via 247Sports. “He is doing great.”
Brown, a redshirt sophomore, sat behind Saquon Barkley and Miles Sanders over the last two years, but Franklin has said the Meadville, Pa. product is developing into a player that could earn more reps in the future.
Penn State begins their season on Aug. 31 at home against Idaho.
Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin announced that defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos and running back Journey Brown will be suspended for the remainder of the month.
The players are being sat for what Franklin called a violation of team rules that dates back to spring practice and both will be back with the team on Aug. 1.
A junior, Gross-Matos led Penn State last season with eight sacks and 20 tackles for loss, while adding 54 combined tackles, two forced fumbles, and fumble recovery.
He is also coming into the 2019 season as a candidate for the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award.
“I talk to him all the time,” Franklin said, via 247Sports. “He is doing great.”
Brown, a redshirt sophomore, sat behind Saquon Barkley and Miles Sanders over the last two years, but Franklin has said the Meadville, Pa. product is developing into a player that could earn more reps in the future.
Penn State begins their season on Aug. 31 at home against Idaho.
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