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Penn State · Big TenJeremiah Cooper’s Bednarik Watch-List Spot Raises Penn State’s Defensive Stakes
Penn State safety Jeremiah Cooper has been named to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list, placing a transfer expected to carry a major defensive role among the early candidates for national defensive player of the year.
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AUG 22, 2026
AUG 22, 2026
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Paul White reports that Penn State safety Jeremiah Cooper has been named to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list. The award recognizes the nation’s top defensive player. Cooper transferred to Penn State and is expected to be relied on heavily by the Nittany Lions. His inclusion places him among the early players in consideration for the honor, but the watch-list selection doesn’t establish a finalist spot or predict the award outcome.
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