Penn State is enjoying a good season of their own so far following their second big test of the year by beating Illinois in primetime on Saturday in a battle of undefeated teams.
The goals of this team are to get back to the Big 10 title game for the first time since 2016-17 and put themselves in position to make their first-ever College Football Playoff. If they continue to play the way they have during their first four contests, they should be able to accomplish one, if not both, of those goals.
While Penn State has enjoyed success on Saturdays, there have been tons of former Nittany Lions who have continued their careers at the professional level in the NFL, and on Sunday, one of their former standouts, [autotag]Jaquan Brisker[/autotag], sealed a win for the Chicago Bears.
Brizzy called game! 🐻🔥 @JaquanBrisker https://t.co/VRKII6fjSR
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 29, 2024
Brisker was selected by the Bears in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft after being a first-team All-Big 10 and second-team All-American selection in his final season with Penn State.
He originally started his career with Lackawanna Community College after not being rated as a high school prospect. He transferred to the Nittany Lions ahead of the 2019-20 season where he played in 13 games and recorded 32 total tackles and two interceptions.
That earned him a larger role heading into the next year where he became an elite defender during his time in Happy Valley.
Brisker finished his career with 146 total tackles, 10 for a loss, 19 passes defended, and five interceptions across his 34 games and 21 starts.
So far, the former Penn State standout has also enjoyed a solid career in Chicago, starting all 34 games he’s been available to play and recording 244 total tackles, 159 of them being solo with 11 of them coming for loss, while also showing his versatility with six sacks, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.