Adam Cole Season 2012

Adam Cole will look to continue to improve and move up the depth chart within the linebacker unit. He made one tackle in the 2014 Blue-White game from the middle linebacker post. Cole attained a 3.73 grade-point average during the spring semester as a student in the Smeal College of Business. He is among 11 returning Nittany Lions from Western Pennsylvania.

High School
Cole earned first-team All-Big Eight Conference at linebacker and was the conference[apos]s Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a senior at Belle Vernon Area High School. Playing for coach Aaron Krepps, he also garnered second-team all-conference as a fullback and was a team captain during his senior season. He also lettered in baseball and track and field.

Personal
Full name is Adam Christopher Cole. He is the son of Todd and Chrissy Cole, and has one younger brother, Ben, and one older brother, Thomas. He enjoys hunting and fishing. Entering the 2014 spring semester, he owned a 3.65 grade-point average in the Smeal College of Business. He is interested in pursuing a career as a financial advisor. Born April 30, 1994 in Greensburg, Pa.