Bobby Mears

2024 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Season: Did not see any game action...Named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week twice (West Virginia - 8/31; Kent State - 9/21). 2023 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Was a three-year letterwinner for head coach Dave Gueriera at Malvern Prep...Named a team captain his senior season...Squad posted a combined 21-4 record in his three seasons including an Inter-Ac title his junior season...Picked up All-Eastern PA first team honors as a senior...Also earned first-team all-area and all-conference laurels his senior season...Invited to play in the Valor Bowl...Was a recipient of the Mini Maxwell Award as a linebacker...Made 81 tackles (53 solo), one interception, two forced fumbles and blocked a punt as a senior...Posted 40 tackles his junior season...Also played lacrosse for two years. PERSONAL Full name is Robert Donald Mears IV...Son of Bob and Katie Mears...Has two sisters, Ehrin and McKenna Mears...Plans on majoring in business at Penn State...Would like to have a job in finance after his football career.