Sean Corcoran Season 2013

Sean Corcoran enters his redshirt freshman season looking to compete with Zach Ladonis and Tyler Yazujian for the primary kick snapping duties. Corcoran is one of the squad[apos]s premier students and was his class valedictorian at Bishop McNamara Catholic High School in Kankakee, Ill. He is enrolled in the College of Engineering, had a 3.84 grade-point average after the spring semester and is a potential Academic All-Big Ten candidate. He has added nearly 20 pounds since last season. Corcoran joins T.J. Rhattigan as returning Nittany Lions from Chicagoland.

2013 - Freshman Season
Redshirt season.

High School
Corcoran earned two letters playing for coach Rich Zinnani at Bishop McNamara Catholic High School. In addition to serving as a kick snapper, Corcoran also recovered a fumble during his junior season. Corcoran was his class valedictorian, attained Gold Honor Roll honors all eight semesters and was a finalist for the Chicago Sun-Times Academic All-State squad as a senior.

Personal
Full name is Sean Patrick Corcoran. He is the son of Mike and Linda Corcoran and has a sister, Haley. His father played football at North Central (Ill.) College. Corcoran enjoys playing the piano and video games. Corcoran plans to major in biomedical engineering and pursue a career as a biomedical engineer or a physician. He compiled a superlative 3.85 grade-point average during the 2013 fall semester. Born May 8, 1995 in Bourbonnais, Ill.