Highlights from Penn State Transfer Linebacker Addition Amare Campbell from North Carolina

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Within one hour after the spring training of Penn State Football in 2025, head coach James Franklin Linebacker identified as a prioritized position in the current transmission portal assessment. Less than two weeks later, the Nittany Lions spoke to this position by emphasizing the former North Carolina Amare Campbell.

The 6-foot junior with £ 230 announced plans to play for Penn State on Tuesday evening. Before the pre -season camp together with the Syracuse Transfer recipient Trebor Pena, it will be one of the most important squad acquisitions and PSU helps to deal with a potential concern.

“I think we have enough in the room, but to survive a whole season, it can be a challenge,” said Franklin. “So let's take a look at the portal and see if we can find a solution.”

Campbell changes after a campaign of 2024 in the second year 2024, in which he achieved a total of 76 duels (10.5 for the loss) with 6.5 sacks, 5 QB parts and a forced fum. Campbell was attributed to a duel for the loss in nine of 13 competitions. According to Pro Football Focus, he achieved 23 pressure at almost 800 defensive snapshots.

Take a look at Campbell's 2024 season over this article.

Campbell burned with the Tar Heels Redshirt status in 2023 and entered 11 games as a real newcomer. He started a matchup this season and jointly secured 14 duels (two for the loss) with a sack and a intercept.

Campbell, who brings college authorization in Penn State for two years, was considered a three-star recruit from Unity Reed (Manassas, Va.) High School. His other Power Conference offers at this time included Duke, Maryland, Virginia, Wake Forest and West Virginia. In Unity Reed, he collected all-state honors as a senior (130 duels, 12.5 sacks, 5 touchdowns and 2 blocked paints) by 2022, over 100 tackles in consecutive seasons at Unity Reed.

Campbell entered his name in the transfer portal last month when North Carolina passes to a new coaching staff. He proved to be a coveted asset and an important collection for PSU.

“We are not a big portal team, but we have to deal with some problems,” said Franklin. “So if there is a line backer who wants to come and part of our program, you will play the opportunity for LBU – the most historical Linebacker program in the history of College football – the opportunity to join the room.

Penn State is a startlinebacker from the 2024 squad (Minnesota Vikings Rookie Kobe King) and saw Redshirt in the second year Ta'Mere Robinson -A projected two-deep competitor who led a medium-range transfer to USC during some of our spring exercise looks.

Campbell is the first transfer linacker to be added by the Nittany Lions during a portal era that goes back to 2018. The recent history of the team to add the college veterans after the jumping functions, which ultimately made start-linemen and NFL design of design accessible Hunter Nourzad And Chop Robinson.

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