2006 season In
2006, Wallace played in every game on offense, defense and special teams. He averaged 21.8 yards every time he touched the ball. He finished fourth on the team in all-purpose yardage with 546. He had 25 touches during the season, and was fourth in the
Big Ten in average kick return yards with a 24.2 average on 16 returns. He ran for 153 yards on eight carries with a 19.1 average. Wallace made eight solo tackles (10 total) at cornerback. He also had five plays that exceeded 40 yards. In the season-opener against
Akron, Wallace took a second-quarter reserve 42 yards in his first ever college football play. He returned two kickoffs for 41 and 54 yards each in his college debut. Against
Notre Dame, Wallace had a 17-yard run on a reverse and caught his first career pass that went for five yards. He also returned two kickoffs for 26 yards. Against
Youngstown State, Wallace took a reverse 76 yards for a touchdown. Against
Northwestern, Wallace rushed for 12 yards on two carries. Against
Michigan, Wallace returned the opening kickoff 46 yards and had a total of 82 yards on three returns. He also made two solo tackles. Against
Illinois, Wallace returned four kickoffs for 89 yards, including one for 33 yards. Against
Temple, Wallace returned a kickoff 31 yards. Against
Michigan State in the regular season finale, Wallace recorded five solo tackles. In the
2007 Outback Bowl against
Tennessee, Wallace rushed once for 11 yards and returned two kickoffs for 34 yards.
2007 season Throughout the
2007 season, Wallace and
Lydell Sargeant competed for the starting left cornerback job, with Sargeant earning it in the beginning of the season. However, Wallace started the last four games of the season at left cornerback. He played in every game of the season, and accumulated 33 tackles (22 of them solo), one interception, three fumble recoveries, and four broken-up passes. Wallace broke the school record for kickoff returns in a season with 581, which broke the record set by
Kenny Watson in
1999 with 522. Wallace ranked third in the Big Ten in kickoff return yardage with an average of 26.4 yards on his 22 returns. Against
Notre Dame, Wallace ran a kickoff return 68 yards on the opening kickoff of the second half. He also made a solo tackle. Against
Buffalo, he returned a kickoff 51 yards and made three tackles. Against
Michigan, Wallace had two solo tackles and recovered a fumble. He also returned two kickoffs for 41 yards. Against
Illinois, Wallace returned four kickoffs for 55 yards. Against
Indiana, Wallace made a career-high five tackles and recovered a muffed punt return by the Hoosiers. He also returned one kickoff for 33 yards. Against
Ohio State, Wallace started at cornerback for the first time in his career. He ran a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, the first Penn State player to do so since
Larry Johnson had a 97-yard return against Illinois in
2001. He also made three tackles and broke up a pass. Against
Purdue, Wallace returned three kickoffs for 42 yards. Against
Temple, Wallace made five tackles, tying his career-high. Against
Michigan State, he made four tackles and returned a kickoff 56 yards. He had a total of 98 yards on four kickoff returns. In the
2007 Alamo Bowl against
Texas A&M, Wallace made five tackles, three of which were solo, intercepted a pass, and recovered a fumble. He also returned one kickoff for 15 yards.
2008 season Wallace was named third-team preseason All-American by Phil Steele's College Football as a kick returner. Against
Syracuse, Wallace returned two kickoffs for 37 yards and made two tackles. Against
Illinois, Wallace made a career-high six tackles (five solo) and returned two kickoffs for 31 yards. He started in games against
Purdue and
Wisconsin. He made two tackles each against
Ohio State and
Iowa. In the
2009 Rose Bowl against
USC, Wallace made three tackles.
2009 season After all four starting defensive backs for the Nittany Lions graduated, Wallace was given the opportunity to start in
2009, without having to compete with Sargeant for a starting job. Against
Iowa, Wallace made four tackles and intercepted a pass. Against
Illinois, Wallace returned two kickoffs for 21 yards and made one tackle. Against
Eastern Illinois, Wallace made an interception and returned it for 11 yards. He also made a career-high seven tackles. Against
Minnesota, Wallace returned a kickoff 19 yards and made four tackles. Against
Northwestern, Wallace made six tackles. Wallace missed the game against
Michigan State due to a head injury. At Penn State, Wallace accumulated 95 tackles and three interceptions. He has rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown, and caught one pass for five yards. He has returned 47 kickoffs for 1,128 yards and one touchdown in his four-year career. Wallace played in the
Texas vs. The Nation Game on February 6, 2010. ==Professional career==