2021 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Was an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Did not see any game action.
2020 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Was an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Appeared in the season finale vs. Illinois (12/19)...One of 21 players to make their Nittany Lion debut...Named the Coaching Staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week following the Iowa game (11/21).
2019 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt Season...Named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Special Teams Player of the Week against Michigan State (10/26).
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman for head coach Shawn Humes at North East High School...Was a team captain as a senior...Was an all-region linebacker as a junior and an all-region all-purpose back as a junior and senior...Won the Varsity Cup Comeback Player of the Year award as a senior...Earned the Ron Costello Memorial Award...Chosen as Team MVP as a junior...Recorded 912 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in five and a half games before missing the rest of the season due to injury as a senior...Posted 1,072 rushing yards, 12 scores and 93 tackles as a junior...Had a school-record 19 tackles in a game...Posted 32 tackles as a freshman...Was a four-time letterwinner in basketball...Was Team MVP and first-team all-region.
PERSONAL
Full name is Alexander Jacob Furmanek...Son of Kelly and David Gibson...Has one brother, David Gibson, and one sister, Alison Gibson...Had an aunt and uncle who graduated from Penn State...Volunteered for more than 80 hours at the local YMCA in high school...Hobbies include singing, dancing and theater...Majoring in finance...Would like to become an investment banker or hedge fund manager.