Penn State corner Johnny Dixon to leave Senior Bowl early after Wednesday injury: Newsstand
Penn State news and notes for Feb. 1 include an injury update on Lions cornerback Johnny Dixon at the Senior Bowl and other nuggets from the annual all-star game.
It’s time to dive into Thursday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with an update on former Lions defender Johnny Dixon. The early portion of Wednesday’s NFL Network coverage of the National team practice at the Senior Bowl showed the cornerback go down in pain in the back of the end zone following a one-on-one drill. The broadcast never updated his status. But, a report from NFL.com did late Wednesday night. He suffered a glute injury, according to the outlet.
“Although Dixon’s injury is not considered serious, requiring only stretching and icing, he was set to finish up his team interviews on Wednesday night and leave Mobile, ending his week,” the report says.
The annual all-star game will be played Saturday in Alabama. Dixon is joined at it by tight end Theo Johnson, defensive end Adisa Isaac, and cornerback Kalen King. Johnson has drawn the most praise among the former Penn State players so far. Isaac is a close second. King, however, has found himself on the other end of the spectrum as the only cornerback with junior eligibility at the event.
“Kalen King had an up-and-down day on Tuesday, and Wednesday’s practice brought more issues for the Penn State CB, who’d been mocked in Round 1 at times earlier in the cycle,” Pro Football Network writes in its Day 2 stock up/stock down piece.
“He lost 1-on-1 reps against Javon Baker and Luke McCaffrey without much resistance, and his lack of elite size-adjusted athleticism showed up at times when trailing vertically. In a strong CB class, King could start to get drowned out.”
Headlines of the day
Penn State Football Positional Grades: Head Coaching: Jones, Statecollege.com
Emerging 2025 Edge checks out Penn State for Junior Day: Fitz, BWI
Big Ten tiers in 2024: How teams rank as Jim Harbaugh exits Michigan, Ohio State reloads, Pac-12 schools join: Fornelli, CBS Sports
Penn State wrestling superlatives: Top moments and competitors in January, plus a prediction moving forward: Pickel, BWI
Penn State football: Toughest 5-game schedule run of 2024: York Daily Record
Lions add two wide receiver prospects to Feb. 3 junior day: Snyder, BWI
Quote of the day
“My visit was with Coach Shrewsberry, but Coach (Mike) Rhoades has reoffered me. The campus was really good. You can really feel the vibe there. I went for a white-out game, so it was a great atmosphere for the game. In talking with Coach Rhoades, I think they’re going to be a program to watch out for.”
–Fairfax, Va., Class of 2025 center Christian Gurdak to On3’s Jamie Shaw about the Nittany Lions.
