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For the second time this season, I come to you after a dominating victory by Penn State Football and point out very nitpicky items for Penn State to address before the following week. While this exercise seems overly critical of a team that dominated Iowa in all facets of the game Saturday, if Penn State […]
Drew Allar and the Penn State Football are sitting at 4-0, coming off of a dominant 31-0 win over Iowa in Penn State’s annual White Out. While the offense has not been perfect, the Nittany Lions continue to hold the nation’s longest streak of scoring 30 or more points, at 11 games in a row. […]
Penn State Football shut out Iowa 31-0 in a dominant display in Penn State’s annual White Out game. Penn State’s defense shined, allowing only 76 total yards and two first downs on the night. Meanwhile, The offense spun its wheels in the first half a bit, but got going in the second half to cruise […]
Drew Allar headed into the Penn State Football White Out coming off of his most inconsistent performance in blue and white after his first road start in Illinois, and bounced back in a major way. In the first half, Allar looked like he could be headed for another average performance in a very rain-soaked White […]
Legendary Penn State Football quarterback Trace McSorley was set to be an honorary captain this weekend during the Penn State White Out, and had been on campus working out in the Nittany Lions facility this week. However, per a release from Family Clothesline, where McSorley was set to have an autograph session this weekend, those […]
The Penn State Football annual White Out has become one of the biggest yearly events in sports. ESPN College Football analyst Kirk Herbstreit has called it the best atmosphere in college football. But, weather threatens to ruin the atmosphere and effect of the yearly spectacle, so much so that the Penn State football program has […]
No. 7 Penn State Football hosts No. 24 Iowa in the Nittany Lions‘ annual White Out Saturday night. In his weekly press conference, Penn State head coach James Franklin noted that Penn State has played Iowa, one of the strongest teams in the Big Ten western division more than any other opponent over the past […]
Although the Iowa Hawkeyes will come to Happy Valley with a perfect 3-0 record for Saturday’s White Out game against Penn State Football, Iowa will be far from full strength. Injuries will sideline three major offensive contributors for the Hawkeyes. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz confirmed Tuesday during a press conference that the Hawkeyes will […]
No. 7 Penn State Football played its most offensively uninspired game of the season Saturday against Illinois, and still came away with a three-score win, 30-13. The fact that Penn State can play a lackluster offensive game and still score over 30 points to extend the nation’s longest streak of scoring 30 or more points […]
For the first time as a starter, Penn State Football quarterback Drew Allar looked human against Illinois Saturday afternoon. After completing 78 percent of his passes in his first two career games, Allar did not complete 50 percent of his passes against Illinois Saturday. Even with at least a few of those passes dropped by […]
Penn State Football went on the road and beat Illinois in the Nittany Lions‘ first road test of 2023 to move to 3-0 on the season. While the Nittany Lions’ offense struggled for most of the day, Penn State was able to continue the nation’s longest of scoring 30 points, extending their streak to 10 games. […]
Saturday, Penn State Football will face its first road test of the season against the Illinois Fighting Ilini at noon. Although Illinois is not as strong on paper this season as it was last season when the Ilini won eight games, Penn State will need to execute in all facets of the game in order […]
Penn State Football faces its first road test of the season when the Nittany Lions face off against the Fighting Ilini Saturday at noon. Here are three bold predictions for Penn State’s first road game of 2023: Penn State Football rushes for 250+ yards, including two 50+ yard rushes In the first two games of […]
Penn State Football will face its first road test of the season as the Nittany Lions head to Champaign, Illinois to face the Fighting Ilini at noon on Saturday. While the Ilini come into the game off of a loss to Kansas, a few matchups could prove difficult for the James Franklin‘s team. To remain […]
Head of QB Excelerate and private quarterback coach of Penn State Football quarterback Drew Allar, Brad Maendler, took to twitter Tuesday to show how Allar’s offseason work at QB Excelerate has directly led to Allar’s success in Penn State’s offense in 2023. Allar has excelled in his first two starts for Penn State Football in […]
Yes, even after a 63-7 victory over the Delaware Blue Hens last Saturday there is room for improvement for Penn State Football. In his weekly press conference Tuesday, Penn State head coach James Franklin mentioned plenty of positives coming out of Saturday’s win; playing 80 players in the game, defensively causing 10 3-and-outs, offense running […]
Tuesday afternoon in his weekly press conference, Penn State Football head coach James Franklin spoke on opening Big Ten play on the road for the 13th time out of the last 14 seasons, including every season since 2016. According to Franklin, Penn State has a “tradition” of opening on the road for which he joked […]
Don’t look now but Penn State Football now holds nation’s longest streak of scoring 30+ points Penn State dominated Delaware Saturday en route to a 63-7 win over the Blue Hens as the Nittany Lions put up six rushing touchdowns. Saturday’s game marked the ninth game in a row in which Penn State Football put […]
Drew Allar continued where he finished off against WVU, leading Penn State Football easily past the Delaware Blue Hens Saturday afternoon in Happy Valley. In a game where Penn State focused on its rushing attack, Allar continued to show his impressive arm talent Saturday afternoon, completing 22 out of his 26 attempts for 204 yards and […]
With West Virginia in the rear-view mirror, No. 7 Penn State Football moves to week two at 1-0 and looks to make corrections and get healthy before heading to their first road test against Illinois in Week 3. Although Penn State will surely want to get their starters reps to make corrections for things that […]
