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Former Penn State Football RB Enters Transfer Portal, Eyeing Football Comeback

Penn State Football

Former four-star composite running back Devyn Ford out of Stafford, Virginia has returned to football and has decided to enter the transfer portal after leaving the Penn State Football program in mid-October last season, per Matt Zenitz with On3 Sports. Penn State RB Devyn Ford is in the NCAA transfer portal, per @mzenitz. Ford left … Read more

Penn State Football Offers Elite Transfer Portal WR … Is He Nittany Lions’ Missing Piece?

Penn State Football

One day removed from putting up 154 yards and two touchdowns in the Colorado spring game, Montana Lemonious-Craig announced his intention to enter the transfer portal and explore his options away from Coach Prime’s Colorado Buffaloes. Penn State Football acted nearly as fast. Since entering the portal, Lemonious-Craig has received offers from at least nine … Read more

How Garrett Sexton Commit Impacts Penn State Football Offensive Line

Penn State Football

On Monday morning, Penn State Football received a surprise as four-star Wisconsin offensive tackle Garrett Sexton announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions. Sexton had originally set his announcement date for May 1, so Monday morning’s commitment came as a bit of a surprise, especially after the home state Badgers just offered him last Friday. … Read more

Penn State Football Offensive Line Recruiting Taking Nation by Storm

Penn State Football, James Franklin

Fresh off a visit to Oklahoma, four-star composite offensive lineman Garrett Sexton has committed to Penn State Football. The 6-foot 7-inch product out of Hartland, Wisconsin committed to the Nittany Lions over offers from Iowa, Minnesota, and Oklahoma, among others. According to the 247Sports composite, rankings, Sexton is a composite four-star prospect that ranks 377th … Read more

Is Penn State Football in Danger of Losing its Top QB Target?

Penn State Football, James Franklin

Penn State Football might be in danger of losing its top uncommitted quarterback target to Oregon. Michael Van Buren, a 4-star QB from Maryland will take another trip out to Oregon next weekend for the Ducks’ spring game. This announcement comes just a week after Van Buren was on an unofficial visit to Oregon and … Read more

Penn State Wrestling Dominates the Mat Again with Stellar Recruiting Class

Penn State Wrestling

Cael Sanderson and the Penn State Wrestling coaching staff have hit the recruiting trail hard this past year and their efforts have paid off in the commitments they’ve landed for the 2024 class. I know, shocking right? One of the best wrestlers the world has ever seen who has also guided the Nittany Lions to … Read more

Penn State Wrestling Supercharges Lineup with Game-Changing Transfer

Penn State Wrestling

Penn State Wrestling is showing no signs of slowing down on their way towards complete domination in collegiate wrestling. Mitchell Mesenbrink was previously in the transfer portal following his freshman year at Cal Baptist University. And I say “was” because he just announced he is committing to Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions. This is obviously another … Read more

Did Penn State Football Accidentally Reveal Starting QB?

Penn State Football

Penn State Football and head coach James Franklin have been steadfast all spring that there is a competition for the starting quarterback job, between Drew Allar and Beau Pribula, but did the program just accidentally reveal its QB1? On Friday, April 21, the Nittany Lions‘ official Twitter account shared photos from what appears to be … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: Projecting 2023-2024 Starting Lineup

Penn State Wrestling

Penn State Wrestling is the dynasty for all seasons. Break out the streamers and the trumpets because it’s prediction season, baby! What a magical time. It’s the time of the year that fills each fan with optimism and hope that the next season will be “The One” and they can already envision wrestlers lifting trophies … Read more

Penn State Basketball Scores Big with Key Addition from Transfer Portal

Penn State Basketball

In the never ending unique recruiting battles, Penn State Basketball head coach Mike Rhoades recruited Zach Hicks out of transfer from Temple. The Owls, now coached by former Micah Shrewsberry Assistant Adam Fisher, lose a key piece for the upcoming 2023-2024 season. Hicks played in all 32 games last season, averaging 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and … Read more

Next Penn State Football DT Target Just Entered Transfer Portal

Penn State Football

After the Penn State Football spring game this past Saturday, head coach James Franklin mentioned defensive tackle and wide receiver as positions they would continue to look into the portal for additions. A massive entry came Monday, in the form of former Ole Miss defensive tackle Tywone Malone. The six-foot-four, 300 pound sophomore is the … Read more

Penn State to Present Beaver Stadium Upgrade Plans

Penn State Football

As first reported by Nate Bauer from On3 Sports, Penn State has a plan to present phase 1 of the expansive Beaver Stadium renovation project to Penn State’s Board of Trustees at the May 4-5 meeting of the Board. BREAKING: Penn State is set to present its proposal for the first stages of an expansive … Read more

Penn State Football: Were White Out Conditions Leaked for Week 1?

Abdul Carter, Penn State Football

Penn State Football linebacker Abdul Carter may have leaked exciting news for Nittany Lions fans, when his Instagram picture displayed a potential 7:30pm kickoff for the home opener against West Virginia. The Nittany Lions will open the 2023 season with an exciting non-conference home game against the West Virginia Mountaineers, renewing an old rivalry. On … Read more

Penn State Football WR Parker Washington an NFL Draft Hidden Gem

Penn State Football

Every year there are a few hidden gems of the NFL draft. This year, it’s Penn State Football wide receiver Parker Washington. Washington is a 5-foot-10 slot receiver who is built like a running back and has mittens for hands. He has the fourth largest hand size among wide receivers in the NFL draft (10 … Read more

Penn State Wrestling Adds Major Transfer Portal Addition

Penn State Wrestling

Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions once again hit the transfer portal, as they just landed one of the top guys in the nation. Bernie Truax, who originally attended and wrestled for Cal Poly since 2019, just announced he was committing to Penn State. He’ll have one year of eligibility for the Lions. And, this … Read more

Penn State Basketball Adds 2 players from VCU

Penn State Basketball

A pair of Penn State Basketball transfer portal additions have made it official. There is a certain buzz surrounding the Nittany Lions with the new head coach Mike Rhoades, as he continues to add to a team that made the NCAA Tournament this spring. On Tuesday, the Nittany Lions would add two players who played … Read more

Penn State Football Offensive Line Recruiting Poised to Explode

Penn State Football

Penn State Football is on fire on the recruiting trail lately, and there’s plenty of reason to believe the hot streak will continue. Coming off of the biggest recruiting weekend of the Spring, the annual Blue White Game netted the Nittany Lions two new commits over the weekend. They were 2024 3-star OL Caleb Brewer … Read more

Penn State Athletics Still Being Held Back by Paterno Name

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It should go without saying that Penn State Football wouldn’t be the brand that it is without Joe Paterno. Paterno transformed a state agricultural school in rural Pennsylvania into a national powerhouse in college football. The Success with honor standard that was set has carried well into the James Franklin tenure. It is also no … Read more

Penn State Basketball G Jameel Brown Makes Transfer Portal Decision

Penn State Basketball

The good news keeps rolling in for Penn State Basketball, and head coach Mike Rhoades. Sophomore Jameel Brown has announced that he will not be transferring, and instead returning to Happy Valley, and the Nittany Lions. Brown was a part of a 5-player freshman  class last season and saw limited time as a freshman appearing … Read more

Penn State Football: How to Improve the Spring Game

Penn State Football

The Penn State Football Blue-White Game causes excitement every spring and it has nothing to do with the game itself. The weather begins to warm up and flowers start to bloom, and most people are itching for a reason to spend a day outside. The tailgating scene is a little bit milder outside Beaver Stadium … Read more