UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Senior linebacker Michael Mauti is inching closer towards a return to full activity after rehabbing his left knee following surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

"Everything is feeling good right now," Mauti said earlier this week.

Mauti has a few limitations on what he can do physically right now, but in a couple weeks he will be able to get back to physical training for the 2012 season.  The Louisiana native was Penn State's leading tackler when he tore the ACL in his left knee against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 24.

The senior is eager to learn the new defensive schemes under new defensive coordinator Ted Roof during the spring practice season.  Mauti will play an instrumental role on the Penn State defensive in 2012.  Hear more from Mauti in the video interview below, including his thoughts on what it meant to speak at "A Memorial for Joe."