Panthers select linebacker Brandon Smith in fourth round of NFL Draft

Ethan Joyce

CHARLOTTE - Linebacker Brandon Smith didn't immediately realize all of the connections between the Panthers and Penn State, when asked on Saturday.

Smith, a Penn State linebacker taken by the Panthers in the fourth round (No. 120) of the NFL Draft on Saturday, rubbed his forehead and leveled with everyone listening.

"Off the top of my head, I can't really think of it right now," Smith sai