Standing out: The Penguins won’t put on pads for a few more days, but several true freshman skill players have already opened some eyes. One of those players is 5-foot-6 wide receiver Andre Stubbs, who showed an impressive burst on kick returns during Sunday’s practice. At one point, sophomore tight end Carson Sharbaugh yelled over to head coach Eric Wolford, “Stubbs is too fast.” When Wolford smiled and nodded, Sharbaugh added, “Just like me.” Wolford also praised freshmen receivers Christian Bryan, Andrew Williams and 6-foot-4 Kintrell Disher. “Disher, you just throw the ball up to him,” Wolford said. “Doesn’t matter where it is, he’ll catch it.” Their performance is an encouraging sign for the Penguins, whose biggest question coming out of fall camp was, “Who is going to be the No. 1 receiver?” Senior wideouts Pat White and Ely Ducatel both made nice plays during practice as well. “Look at Ely — he didn’t look like that ever before,” said Wolford after watching Ducatel made a leaping grab. “And Pat White’s done better. He had one drop, but then he came back and made two great plays. It’s early, but it’s encouraging.”
