Justin King Eyeing NFL

Don't expect Penn State cornerback Justin King to be back at Penn State next year unless something catastrophic happens:

The junior cornerback from Monroeville, who is on track to graduate after the fall semester, will consider leaving for the NFL if he has a strong enough season to merit a first-round draft pick.

"I'm just looking to come out and have a great season to where it's a no-brainer," King said. "That's every kid's dream."

This is highly likely. King is gooood, having shut down Ted Ginn and Robert Meachum last year. Notre Dame's point explosion was mostly an artifact of Penn State's excessively conservative, zone-based gameplan. He got torched by Mario Manningham when both were freshmen and the rematch was canceled when Manningham tore his meniscus against Michigan State, but other than that King has been virtually invulnerable. Unless an injury derails his junior year he's gone. Enjoy him, Lion fans; I'll be over here silently cursing his decision to attend Penn State instead of Michigan as I watch Morgan Trent get shredded against Oregon.