STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Redshirt sophomore Trace McSorley has earned the job as Penn States starting quarterback, coach James Franklin announced Wednesday night.McSorley will replace the Nittany Lions record holder in career passing yards, Christian Hackenberg, who declared early for the 2016 NFL draft and was taken in the second round by the New York Jets.It was definitely a relief and a weight off my shoulders, McSorley said after Wednesdays practice.McSorley served as Hackenbergs backup the last two seasons and impressed in the TaxSlayer Bowl when Hackenberg suffered a second-quarter injury and did not return. McSorley finished that game by going 14-of-27 for 142 yards and two touchdowns against Georgias No. 1-rated pass defense.The dual-threat quarterback also played well in the spring game, going 23-of-27 with four TDs. While Franklin emphasized afterward that redshirt freshman Tommy Stevens was involved in an open competition with McSorley, the coach also acknowledged that McSorleys experience gave him a natural edge.Franklin said as recently as two weeks ago that Stevens was starting to gain ground on McSorley -- but the first signal-caller Franklin recruited at Penn State won out in the end.Its not one thing, Franklin said. Its a combination of factors. It was spring practice, it was meetings, it was the bowl game, it was being the backup quarterback for two years. It was everything.McSorley (6-0, 201 pounds) and the Nittany Lions open the season Sept. 3 vs. Kent State. Hirving Lozano Jersey .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. Giovani dos Santos Jersey . 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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has developed a reputation for meticulous game planning Theres no better man than Joe to put together a game plan to go and attack them this week, said Cronin, with Ireland desperate to back up the 40-29 victory at Soldier Field.And Im sure Joe has been in the think-tank with the rest of the coaches devising something special for us.New Zealand coach Steve Hansen is likely to make changes to his line-up for this weekends game after being boosted by the return of a couple of his key players. Brodie Retallick is expected to start in the second row for New Zealand Stellar lock Brodie Retallick will start and fellow second row Sam Whitelock could also return.That would allow star blindside flanker Jerome Kaino to return to his natural place at No 6 after starting in the second row in Chicago and restore the core of the pack that helped New Zealand storm to a record 18 straight victories before losing to the Irish. Beware All Blacks backlash Ireland coach Joe Schmidt braced for an All Black backlash in Dublin Theyre going to have a lot of changes, theyve got world-class players in Brodie Retallick and Sam Whitelock to come back into the row, possibly moving Jerome Kaino back to the back row where hes been fantastic for years, Cronin said.Its a different team coming to the Aviva, so thats an area the coaches will have to look at for the selection they make too.Its got to be a different mentality, depending on their selection. 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