PSU Brothers & Others

The Collins Clan (Kerry & the 5 Brothers + 2)—

The depth chart of the undefeated 1994 Big Ten Champs featured five guys named Collins—Kerry QB, Ahmad LB, and 3 actual brothers—Aaron LB, Jason TB/Hero, and Phil SE/Kick Holder… All 5 lettered… And that’s only part of the story…

Aaron, Jason, and Phil also had two older brothers who played for Joe Paterno—Andre LB and Gerry TB… And Kerry played with all of the brothers except Andre who graduated the year before the quarterback landed at Penn State in 1990… Here’s the full list…

Andre Collins CB/Hero/LB (1986-89)—Andre (1989 Captain/1st Team All-American) also crossed paths with unrelated Chris Collins LB (1982-86)

Gerry Collins TB (1989-91)—Gerry transferred from Colorado State in 1988

Kerry Collins QB (1990-94)—Team Captain in 1994

Phil Collins SE/Kick Holder (1990-94)—Phil and Kerry were the only Collins to play their entire careers together at Penn State & they connected on some pass completions (Phil’s lone TD catch was from Matt Nardolillo in 1991 vs. Cincinnati)

Jason Collins TB/Hero (1992-97)—received medical redshirt for 6th season (broken leg in 1995 Rutgers game)

Aaron Collins LB (1993-97)—Team Captain in 1997 (2 career Pick-6’s)

Ahmad Collins LB (1993-97)

Note: Of the 9 men named Collins to letter for PSU football in 20th century, 8 played in the 1980’s and/or 1990’s

Penn State Twin Brothers in the Modern Era—

Roger Duffy C (1986-89) & Pat Duffy OT (1986-90)

Kalen King CB (2021-23) & Kobe King LB (2021-2024)—Kobe was a team captain in 2024

Brothers Who Were Starting QBs at PSU in the Modern Era—

Dan Lonergan (1980-83) & Lance Lonergan (1985-88)—Dan Lonergan started the 1983 Cincinnati game after Doug Strang struggled in a season opening loss to Nebraska in the Kickoff Classic—Strang regained the job after the loss to Cincy—Lance Lonergan started several games in 1988 as Joe Paterno rotated QBs (Tony Sacca & Tom Bill) due to injury and inexperience

Tony Sacca (1988-91) & John Sacca (1990-93)—After 2 seasons of shared duties, Tony Sacca established himself as the top QB for the 1990 & 1991 seasons (setting a number of PSU passing records)—John Sacca hoped to follow his brother and stated 9 games over two seasons, but he struggled at times and ultimately lost the battle with Kerry Collins for the job in 1993—John was benched and replaced by Collins in the win over Iowa that season—Sacca transferred to Eastern Kentucky to complete his career

Non-Brothers—

The 2023 roster featured 3 unrelated members of the Wallace Clan—Caedan Wallace RT (2019-23), Harrison Wallace III WR (2021-24) and Cam Wallace RB (2023-26)… Prior to these three, only four others named Wallace had lettered for PSU in football, per the Media Guide…