'08 PA LB Mike Yancich (Penn State Verbal)

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By D. Berk. Yancich talks about his close friendship with Beachum and Zordich, and talks about getting to know Shaw as well this week at the O/D AA game. Yancich says the speed of the lineman is the biggest difference from the teams he played in High School, and the guys he is playing this week.

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Pittsburgh Gazette

Washington Sunday: Trinity's Yancich makes Orange Bowl history
Sunday, January 13, 2008
By Marky Billson, Special to the Post-Gazette
MIAMI -- Trinity High School senior Mike Yancich ended his high school football career by making history in one of the sport's most famed venues.
Though the feat may be difficult for future generations to look up in a record book, on Jan. 4 Yancich made the final tackle in the famed Orange Bowl.
Playing strong-side linebacker in a 3-4 defense for the East All-Stars in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl, Yancich touched down Marvin Jones of Etiwanda, Cal., at the West's 28 after the receiver dove and caught a pass from quarterback Nate Stanley of Tahlequah, Okla., on an inside slant pattern.
Though the two-handed touch was hardly a bone-crushing tackle, it officially stopped Jones 2 yards short of a first down on a fourth-and-10 play with only two minutes remaining and helped the East clinch a 12-8 victory in the high school all-star game. It also set off an early series of fireworks from the stadium's open east end.



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Gazette

Trinity linebacker begins legacy with Nittany Lions
Thursday, February 07, 2008
By Ron Musselman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mike Yancich is used to being surrounded by talented linebackers.
He was one of three from Trinity High School who signed binding national letters of intent with Division I-A schools yesterday.
Yancich will play his college football at Penn State, while teammates Andrew Sweat and Brandon Weaver are headed to Ohio State and Ohio University.
"We've been playing against each other or together since fourth grade," Yancich said. "Not too many guys have the opportunity to play with two guys like that. Playing with them made me a better player."
Now, Yancich is hoping to become part of the long linebacker legacy at Penn State.
He was one of 14 players signed by the Nittany Lions yesterday.



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