High praise

The skeptics may continue to be skeptical, because that's what they do, but all evidence supports the idea that Penn State freshmen Justin King and Derrick Williams are going to make an immediate impact for the Nittany Lions this fall.

Just ask quarterback/wide receiver/something Michael Robinson, who said this at the Big Ten media gathering this week: "You see the optimism we're carrying around? They're the reasons why. Those guys are electric. Those guys are going to be special. I tell them all the time, 'You've got a lot to live up to. You're supposed to restore the roar.' At first, I didn't think they'd be mature enough to handle all the attention, but now I know they are. They're not overconfident. We talk about them more than they talk about themselves."

You can read the full story from the Philadelphia Inquirer here.

Here's the rest of the news:

* College Football News talks to the Big Ten's best linebackers -- Iowa's Abdul Hodge, Iowa's Chad Greenway, and Penn State's Paul Poslusnzy.

* The Centre Daily Times reports from Chicago that, as Abdul Hodge says, the Big Ten has the best group of linebackers of any conference in America. Take that, SEC.