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Penn State Football Team Names Dominic DeLuca, 4 Others as Captains
Penn State's five senior captains include three multi-year leaders and two first-time captains as the team prepares to compete for a national championship in 2025.
- On Saturday, the Penn State Nittany Lions announced five captains at Beaver Stadium, with less than 15 days until the season opener.
- Typically, head coach James Franklin has featured six captains for the past four seasons, but this year’s group of five is the fewest since 2018, including a special teams player.
- Leading the unit are senior quarterback Drew Allar, center Nick Dawkins, linebacker Dom DeLuca, defensive tackle Zane Durant and long snapper Tyler Duzansky, with Allar and Dawkins entering their second year as captains, DeLuca a three-time, and Durant and Duzansky their first-time captains.
- Senior leadership positions the Penn State Nittany Lions as a formidable contender with national championship ambitions, with only five captains announced for 2025.
- On August 30, Penn State opens its 2025 season at home against Nevada, ranked second in the preseason AP Top 25 and third in the Coaches Poll.
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Penn State football team names Dominic DeLuca, 4 others as captains
Dominic DeLuca has been named a Penn State football team captain for the third consecutive season, only the third player in the program’s history to be so honored. DeLuca, a linebacker and a former Wyoming Area star, was elected by his teammates, along with quarterback Drew Allar, center Nick Dawkins, defensive tackle Zane Durant and long snapper Tyler Duzansky. The only other Nittany Lions who were team captains for three years or more were qua…
Penn State Nittany Lions Announce 2025 Season Captains
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Three Nittany Lions are repeat captains for the 2025 Penn State football team — quarterback Drew Allar, center Nick Dawkins and three-time captain Dom DeLuca — as the Nittany Lions unveiled their leaders on photo day inside Beaver Stadium on Saturday. Rounding out the five co-captain contingent for the Nittany Lions, ranked No. 2 in The Associated Press preseason poll, are first-time co-captains defensive tackle Zane Durant and long snapper Tyle…
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