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In his starting debut Saturday, Drew Allar joined Daryll Clark as only the second Penn State Football quarterback in history to throw for 300+ yards and three touchdowns in a season opener. Tuesday, Allar’s performance earned him Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, and the sophomore quarterback wasn’t shy about sharing the credit. “That’s […]
Coming into the 2023 season, KeAndre Lambert-Smith established himself as Penn State’s WR1. After the Nittany Lions‘ blowout Week 1 victory, Lambert-Smith left no doubts. With Penn State’s top two receivers from 2022 off to the NFL in Parker Washington and Mitchell Tinsley, Lambert-Smith found himself as the most experienced receiver on Penn State’s roster, […]
Penn State Football earned a comfortable win over West Virginia Saturday night in Drew Allar’s debut as the Nittany Lions‘ starting quarterback. While Allar and the offense put up 38 points in a resounding win, there were plenty of mistakes and miscues to clean up moving forward for Penn State. 3 things Penn State must […]
Penn State Football opened the season Saturday night in Happy Valley in front of over 110,000 fans dressed mostly in white in a picture-perfect night in Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions moved to 1-0 on the season with a comfortable win over the Mountaineers 38-15, in Drew Allar’s first career start for Penn State. There […]
Penn State quarterback commit Ethan Grunkemeyer continued his sensational senior season at Olentangy High School in Ohio Friday night, leading Olentangy to a 3-0 start in a 31-14 win on the road against Westerville Southern. According to Jarrod Ulrey of CBUS Sports, Grunkemeyer finished the game 17 for 26 for 216 passing yards and three […]
Penn State Football finally kicks off the 2023 season against West Virginia Saturday night under the lights at Beaver Stadium. With arguably the most hype for a Penn State team under James Franklin, Penn State must avoid a disappointing upset in Week 1, in order to accomplish the very lofty goals for the program in […]
With Penn State Football set to host West Virginia Saturday night to kick off the Nittany Lions’ 2023 season, Penn State hosted its last media viewing session for practice Wednesday night. In a video captured by Seth Engle of the Daily Collegian during the media viewing session of practice, expected starting quarterback Drew Allar made […]
Penn State Football redshirt sophomore Landon Tengwall announced Wednesday night on twitter that he is retiring from football. The former top-100 prospect out of Olney, Maryland started five games for the Nittany Lions in 2022 at left guard before sustaining a season ending injury. Tengwall returned to the practice field in 2023 and was expected […]
Pat Narduzzi just can’t stop talking about Penn State Football. On Pittsburgh’s 93.7 The Fan, in the wake of opening week of the college football season, Pitt football head coach Pat Narduzzi once again returned to one of his favorite topics; the Nittany Lions. When asked if Penn State vs. Pitt would return, Narduzzi commented […]
Former Penn State Football wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley had a strong preseason for the Washington Commanders, and was handsomely rewarded for his efforts. According to ESPN’s John Keim, Tinsley has made the Washington Commanders’ 53-man roster after signing as an undrafted free agent this offseason. Tinsley impressed this preseason with six catches for 129 yards […]
Nick Singleton entered 2022 as a five-star prospect and ended the season as a household name for Penn State Football fans. Following in the footsteps of Saquon Barkley, Miles Sanders, and Journey Brown, Singleton became the latest Penn State running back from Pennsylvania to captivate Nittany Lions fans breaking off long touchdown runs and producing […]
While Penn State Football is set to host West Virginia this weekend to kick off the 2023 season, a couple of former Nittany Lions are getting set to begin their rookie seasons in the NFL. In April, six Penn Staters were selected in the 2023 NFL Draft. After rookie minicamp and a full preseason of […]
Penn State Football is now less than one week away from opening the season against West Virginia. With arguably the most talented team James Franklin has put together at Penn State, expectations for the team in 2023 are sky high. One of the main reasons for the Nittany Lions‘ lofty expectations for 2023 is the […]
Penn State Football is closing in on its 2023 season opener against West Virginia with lofty expectations, and a roster capable of competing for the program’s first College Football Playoff appearance. However, the Nittany Lions‘ charge to a championship is set to take place with the backdrop of a changing college football landscape. This season, […]
Less than two weeks out from Penn State Football opening the 2023 season against West Virginia in Beaver Stadium on September 2nd, at least one sports book isn’t giving the Mountaineers much of a chance to pull off the upset. Fanduel’s line for the Week 1 tilt has held steady at Penn State -20.5 with […]
Ohio’s Olentangy high school and the home of Penn State Football’s 2024 quarterback commit Ethan Grunkemeyer began the season Friday night against Ohio’s Toledo Whitmer high school. Olentangy QB Ethan Grunkemeyer, a Penn State commit, warming up prior to tonight’s season opener. pic.twitter.com/IXmBMOkoMC — Dillon Davis (@DillonDavis56) August 18, 2023 In a dominant 46-35 win […]
Penn State Football has a loaded roster as the 2023 season opener against West Virginia looms, but very few teams enter a new season without any holes, and the Nittany Lions are no different. In this week’s Mailbag, a key position battle and two of the biggest concerns for James Franklin‘s team take center stage. […]
After missing eight games last season due to injury, Penn State Football offensive lineman Landon Tengwall was expected to start at left guard as he did in 2022 before his injury. Now, with less than three weeks left in fall camp before West Virginia comes to town in week one, Tengwall is again sidelined with […]
Penn State Football inside linebacker Kobe King is making the most of fall practices/ spring absence of Elsdon In 2022, King and Tyler Elsdon virtually shared reps at MIKE linebacker, splitting reps 60/40 throughout most games. However, Elsdon was named the starter in all 13 games last season with King coming off of the bench. […]
Former Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford took the field for his first NFL game Friday night with the Green Bay Packers visiting the Cincinnati Bengals in week 1 of the NFL preseason. Presumed starter Jordan Love took the first two drives for Green Bay before turning the offense over to the 25-year-old rookie hailing from […]
