Shane McGregor Class: Senior Hometown: Ebensburg, Pa. High School: Central Cambria Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: QB Experience: SR H.S. Coach: Ken Bussard

Shane McGregor is a noted hard worker who continues to show improvement in his bid to earn snaps on Saturday. He has been effective preparing the Nittany Lion defense by playing the opposing quarterback on the foreign team. McGregor brings good skills and instincts to the field. One of the squad's premier students, McGregor has a double major and owned a superlative 3.89 cumulative grade-point average after the 2011 spring semester and is a potential Academic All-Big Ten candidate. He and guard John Urschel have the top grade-point averages on the team among upperclassmen. McGregor is on schedule to graduate in December.

2010 Junior Season
McGregor helped prepare the Nittany Lion defense each week as a foreign team quarterback, but did not see any game action.

2009 Sophomore Season
McGregor did not see any game action.

2008 Freshman Season
Redshirt season.

High School
McGregor earned first-team Laurel Highlands all-conference honors under Coach Ken Bussard at Central Cambria HS. The J.L. Coole Outstanding Student-Athlete Award winner was selected second-team all-area by the Altoona Mirror. As a senior, he threw for 1,722 yards and 16 touchdowns. He tallied 2,445 career yards with 21 touchdown passes. McGregor led his squad to the Laurel Highlands Conference Section 1 co-championship and PIAA District VI Class AA title game and played in the Ken Lantzy Finest 40 All-Star game. He also played safety and was a punter. McGregor also was a three-time letterman in basketball and baseball, gaining first-team all-conference accolades on the diamond.

Personal
Full name is Shane Mulvehill McGregor. He is the son of Bernie and Beth McGregor and has one sister, Maura. His mother is a Penn State graduate. His father played baseball at Harvard and a cousin, Pat Fisher, was a punter at LSU. In his spare time, McGregor enjoys writing, sailing, playing tennis and hanging out with friends. He has a double major in English and journalism and owned a superlative 3.89 cumulative grade-point average after the 2011 spring semester. Born September 14, 1989 in Atlanta, Ga.