Mike Hull Class: Junior Hometown: Canonsburg, Pa. High School: Canon-McMillan Height / Weight: 6-0 / 213 Position: LB Experience: SO H.S. Coach: Guy Montecalvo

Competition at the linebacker spots will be fierce and redshirt freshman Mike Hull is looking forward to mixing it up during preseason camp and throughout the season. Another outstanding linebacker prospect from Western Pennsylvania, Hull has very good skills, strength and instincts. He finished spring drills No. 2 to Gerald Hodges at one of the outside linebacker spots and should have an opportunity to earn playing time this season on defense and special teams. Hull has learned life and football lessons from a pair of former Nittany Lions -- his father, Tom, and Guy Montecalvo, his coach at Canon-McMillan HS. Tom Hull was a Penn State letterman (1971-73) at linebacker. Hull brought a 3.44 cumulative grade-point average into the spring semester and is a potential Academic All-Big Ten candidate.

2010 Freshman Season
Redshirt season.

High School
Hull was a standout at Canon-McMillan HS, where he was coached by former Nittany Lion Guy Montecalvo. Rivals.com rated Hull the nation's No. 7 outside linebacker prospect. He was one of five members of the Nittany Lions' 2010 recruiting class selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl that year. As a senior, he recorded 97 tackles in just seven games, rushing for 443 yards and seven touchdowns. He led the WPIAL in rushing as a junior with more than 1,300 yards. Hull also was a three-year letterman in baseball and a team captain, a two-year letterman in wrestling, and a team captain, and was a member of the track and field team for one year.

Personal
Full name is Michael Thomas Hull. He is the son of Tom and Donna Hull. He has an older brother, Joey Trivilino, and younger sister, Ashley. His father and uncle, John Hull (1970-71), are Penn State football lettermen. His father, a linebacker, lettered from 1971-73, helping the Nittany Lions to a superlative 33-3 record, including a 12-0 mark in 1973. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers and played for the 49ers and Green Bay Packers. Another uncle, Louis Kreznoski, played football at North Carolina State. During his free time, Mike enjoys playing tennis and golf and hanging out with friends. He plans to enroll in the Smeal College of Business. Born May 25, 1991 in Ellwood City, Pa.