HARRISBURG, Pa. -- To be fair to Mom's side of his splendid gene pool, Jack Lippert's maternal grandfather is quite tall. Jack Lippert is one of the top defensive ends in the country. Lippert family ...

– Jack Lippert has a new position. And a new body type. The former Central Dauphin defensive standout is now a center. He finished last season, a redshirt season, at 250 pounds. He's up to 285.

Jack Lippert's interest in bowling began in the 1940s when he got a job at a bowling alley near his home on Chicago's North Side. "I became a pin boy to make money...I thought," he explained. "I was ...