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Penn State excelled in the vast majority of the various special teams units last season, with Nittany Lions either leading or among the Big Ten leaders in all phases of the kicking game. Led by Jeremy Boone, the first-team All-Big Ten punter, Penn State led the conference and was No. 3 in the nation in net punting, allowing only 5.3 yards on 20 punt returns. One of the players that has been instrumental on the punt coverage unit is Knowledge Timmons. One of the squad's quickest players, he frequently lines up as the gunner on the unit and recorded five tackles last season. The athletic and talented Timmons has an opportunity to earn more playing time in the secondary, as well as his special teams duties, this fall. Timmons captured the Pennsylvania Class AAA 100 and 200-meter state titles as a junior at William Penn HS.
2007 Junior Season
Playing in 10 games on defense and special teams, Timmons made two solo stops against Florida International and single hits against Notre Dame, Michigan and Temple. He saw action on 92 snaps, led by 19 in the 31-10 win over Notre Dame.
2006 Sophomore Season
Timmons gained valuable experience on defense and special teams during his first season on the field. He was particularly effective and productive on the punt and kickoff coverage units. Timmons recorded 11 solo tackles and helped hold opponents to an average of just 4.5 yards per punt return and 18.4 yards per kickoff return. He made two stops each against Akron, Northwestern, Temple and Michigan State and was on the field for 124 snaps, led by 16 against Temple and 15 versus Illinois.
2005 Freshman Season
Redshirt season. While he preserved his freshman year of eligibility on the gridiron, Timmons was a member of the Nittany Lion track and field team during the spring semester. Among his top performances were running the opening leg of Penn State's 4x100 relay team that took third place in :41.43 at the Penn Relays and finishing second in the 200 meters in a blistering :21.60 at the Sykes-Saybock Challenge in February.
High School
An outstanding track athlete at William Penn HS, Timmons made the transition to competing in football and had an outstanding senior season. Playing for Coach Matt Ortega, he made 41 tackles and five interceptions at cornerback and outside linebacker and had 29 receptions and six touchdowns as a receiver during his senior season. Timmons was selected All-East by Tom Lemming and was an all-region pick by PrepStar. He was selected to play in the 2005 Big 33 Classic vs. Ohio. Timmons won the state Class AAA titles in the 100 (:10.56) and 200 meters as a junior. As a senior, he was second in the 100 meters at the state championships despite having injured his hamstring.
