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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Its hard not to notice Michigans Jabrill Peppers on film.His athletic ability stands out to Penn State (2-1) players whove watched him all week as they prepare to face Michigans dynamic playmaker and the No. 4 Wolverines (3-0) on Saturday. But theres something else, something unique.Hes all over the place, Penn State wideout DaeSean Hamilton said. We call those type of guys game-wreckers. We need to make sure they dont come in and wreck the game.Thats exactly what Michigans do-it-all utility man did last week when his team fell into a 21-7 first-quarter hole against Colorado.Peppers, whos listed as a linebacker and defensive back, moved around in the Wolverines defensive alignments to spark the Michigan defense with nine tackles, 3 1/2 for losses, and a sack. He added a 54-yard punt return touchdown to seal the game early in the fourth quarter and became the first player in Big Ten history to earn the conferences defensive and special teams player of the week awards dating to 1994.I cant think of another player like Jabrill, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. I know theres not another player that Ive coached like him. The unique thing is all the positions that he can play.Peppers prowess and high football IQ have made the New Jersey native arguably the nations most versatile player and one any scout team should struggle to accurately replicate in practice. Penn State is expected to use multiple players to try and mimic Peppers impact this week.Any team would have trouble doing so with just one.Hes an athletic freak, Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley said. Hes a great player, you obviously have awareness for where the great players are on the other team are and you want to know where theyre at on every play.At his press conference Monday, Harbaugh rattled off 11 positions on offense, defense and special teams that the 6-foot-1, 205-pound Peppers can or has played in three years in Ann Arbor. This versatility allows defensive coordinator Don Brown to be creative with his calls. He can disguise coverages and blitzes in order to torment opposing offenses.Theres times I should be thinking about what to do on the next series but I like watching our guys play, Harbaugh said. I really watch the way our defense is running to the football, the way theyre flying around, hitting.The speed with which Peppers and Michigan can attack is something thats jumped out to McSorley and Penn State coach James Franklin.Although Penn State didnt allow any sacks to Temple, tackles Andrew Nelson and Brendan Mahon were beaten a few times on the edge. McSorleys ability to climb the pocket to escape the pressure prevented the momentum-changing sacks like the ones Penn State allowed to Pitt and Kent State in the first two weeks.Simply stepping up may not work, however, and Penn States young guards will have to be on notice, too. Peppers lone sack against Colorado came when he slowly crept toward the line and exploded at the snap, unaccounted for up the middle.Theyre just a big, strong, physical, mature team, and then they do have some speed aspects, Franklin said. Jabrill does that for them on defense, special teams and offense. Lions Jerseys China . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. Authentic Tyrell Crosby Jersey . 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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Former Olympic sprint stars and civil activists Tommie Smith and John Carlos earned fame and scorn when they raised their gloved fists on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Games and bowed their heads through the national anthem in protest during the heart of racial tension in the U.S.They were booted out of the Olympic village, condemned and sent home, then eventually celebrated back in the Bay Area years later.As the Rio de Janeiro Olympics prepare to kick off this week, these two men returned to where they shined on campus at San Jose State and now have a 23-foot statue of that history-making moment, helping the university with the announcement Monday that it is reinstating the storied mens track and field program in 2018 after nearly three decades without one.The Olympic project for human rights was started, and it was completed, Smith said Monday. Well stand behind ideas like that `til the day we die. This statue on my right represents you all. John Carlos and Tommie Smith might be the ones who put a foot on those steps, who were standing, but let me tell you, when we walked off, we carried you with us. I humbly thank all of you for the support back then. ... One great man said, `There is redemptive actions in proactive sacrifices, and I thank God that he made it possible and we took those steps to bring it forward.The renowned and respected Speed City track team Smith and Carlos carried to success and Olympic glory is back at last -- with the two sprinters now in their 70s.Smith won a gold medal and Carlos the bronze in the 200 meters in Mexico, committed to their Olympic Project for Human Rights. 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