Blaise Sokach-Minnick

Named to Mannelly Award Watch List. Appeared in six games. Helped Tiyce to average 43.2 yards per punt and Barker to hit a 38-yard field goal. at Temple (9/12): Aided Tiyce to land a punt at the Temple 3 and Barker to convert two field goals... Buffalo (9/19): Helped Tiyce to down a punt inside the 20 and Barker to hit two field goals, including a 48-yard kick...Wisconsin (9/26): Penn State placed two punts inside the 20 and compiled 299 punting yards...at Northwestern (10/2): Helped Penn State total 288 punting yards while landing three inside the 20... USC (10/10): Aided Tiyce in three punts for 126 yards including two that were placed inside the 20. Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Appeared in two games. Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Saw action in two games as a reserve long snapper. Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Appeared in two games as a reserve long snapper. Redshirt season. Four-year letterman for head coach Randy Spencer at Wyoming Area High School...Was a team captain his senior season...Team won a PA Class 3A state championship his sophomore season and three total Wyoming Valley Conference Division II championships...Was a first-team all-state long snapper his junior season...Named a WVC Division II All-Star first team selection on offense and honorable mention on defense as a senior...Picked up first-team honors from the WVC on defense his junior season...Completed 65-of-128 passes for 1,228 yards and 15 touchdowns his senior year while adding 45 carries for 95 yards and a score...On defense, made 23 tackles, five tackles for loss and four sacks...Logged 30 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and an interception as a junior...Was also a four-year letterwinner in track and field, participating in the javelin, discus and shot put...Finished second at districts in the javelin in 2020...Was a National Honor Society member and an All-Academic Team Gold selection in 2020...Son of Mary Beth Sokach and Donnie Minnick...Has two brothers, Tristan and Stephen Sokach-Minnick...Both of his brothers played football at the University of Albany...Is an Eagle Scout, was a member of student council and Key Club at his high school, and volunteered at a local church...Majoring in kinesiology...Would like to become an athletic trainer.