Linebacker U. is back ...

The Nittany Lions are finally getting some much-deserved credit (at least on defense).

The Associated Press writes that, with juniors Paul Posluszny and Tim Shaw and sophomore Dan Connor manning the linebacker spots, Penn State is poised to reclaim its long-standing reputation as "Linebacker U."

You can read the story here.

Call me biased, folks. Call me unrealistic. But I'll say this: This unit of linebackers has the potential to be the best group at Penn State since the national championship team of 1986. If Posluszny isn't a modern-day Shane Conlan, I don't know who is.