US EditionPenn State Football Reportedly Loses Starting Linebacker with Long-Term Injury
Tony Rojas ranks second on Penn State with 25 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss but will miss significant time, creating a key defensive challenge this season.
- Blue-White Illustrated reported Wednesday that junior linebacker Tony Rojas will miss significant time with a long-term injury, and Penn State confirmed he was not practicing.
- Rojas left the Oregon game briefly with an apparent injury, returned to play 70 snaps, then missed Wednesday practice due to a knee injury suffered in Tuesday practice.
- Analytic grades and snap counts show Rojas' role, with 25 tackles and a 72.7 PFF grade after four games.
- Penn State's linebacker depth is already thin, with senior Dom DeLuca set for increased snaps while freshmen Cam Smith and Alex Tatsch, plus Speca, Wylie, and Nelson, are considered.
- Previously Rojas underwent offseason surgery and missed spring practice, and he had been poised for a breakout under Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles as Big Ten play heats up.
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The Times HeraldPenn State linebacker Tony Rojas reportedly out with long-term injury
Penn State outside linebacker Tony Rojas will be out with a long-term injury, Blue-White Illustrated reported Wednesday. The 6-2, 230-pound Rojas is a junior who’s in his second season as a starter, this year alongside Amare Campbell. Rojas ranks second on the team behind Campbell with 25 tackles and shares the team lead with 4.5 tackles for loss. He also has two sacks, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup. Rojas, Campbell and Dominic De…
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Penn State football reportedly loses starting linebacker with long-term injury
Penn State outside linebacker Tony Rojas will be out with a long-term injury, Blue-White Illustrated reported Wednesday. The 6-2, 230-pound Rojas is a junior who’s in his second season as a starter, this year alongside Amare Campbell. Rojas ranks second on the team behind Campbell with 25 tackles and shares the team lead with 4.5 tackles for loss. He also has two sacks, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup. Rojas, Campbell and Dominic De…
James Franklin Addresses Tony Rojas’ Injury, Travel Plans and Drew Allar’s Performance
Following practice on Wednesday evening, Penn State head coach James Franklin met with the media to discuss prevalent topics heading into a cross-country matchup at UCLA. For the last time before the game, Franklin fielded questions from reporters, talking about a key injury to starting linebacker Tony Rojas, Lacking a linebacker Franklin confirmed Rojas is out with a long-term injury. “Obviously, Dom (DeLuca) will step into that role. And then…
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