Penn State Football | Caleb Bacon Named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Penn State football | Caleb Bacon named Big Ten co-defensive player of the week

Penn State redshirt senior defensive end Caleb Bacon was tabbed Big Ten co-defensive player of the week Monday.

Penn State DE Caleb Bacon named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week

After his first game suiting up for Penn State, Caleb Bacon has earned conference honors.

Penn State defender named Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Week

Caleb Bacon was rewarded for his strong showing in his Penn State debut.

Penn State Football Defensive End Caleb Bacon Named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player Of The Week

Bacon registered three tackles-for-loss and one sack against Marshall.

Inside Caleb Bacon’s Transition to Defensive End at Penn State

University Park, Pa.  — When Caleb Bacon arrived at Penn State, his position was technically linebacker. One game into the season, that label already feels inadequate. Bacon spent much of Penn State’s 45-0 season-opening win over Marshall attacking from the edge, and the results offered an immediate glimpse of why Matt Campbell and defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn believed moving him closer to the line of scrimmage could unlock another dimensi…