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Penn State Football is under one month until the season kicks off in 2023. Behind quarterback Drew Allar and an experienced defense that’s loaded with talent at all three levels, the Nittany Lions have the pieces in place to make a run at the College Football Playoff. Will this be the year that James Franklin […]
Due to a few factors, Penn State’s offense under head coach James Franklin has always attempted to involve a mobile quarterback. In Franklin’s first year at Penn State Football, this was due to a lack of depth along the offensive line that was decimated from NCAA sanctions and led to 44 sacks of a not […]
Penn State Football quarterback commit Ethan Grunkemeyer is getting set to start his senior season at Olentangy high school and seems to have picked up right where he left off during camp season. Here in a video posted by Grunkemeyer’s quarterback coach Brad Maendler from QB Excelerate in Ohio, Grunkemeyer is seen making an impressive […]
Penn State Football defensive coordinator Manny Diaz enters his second season in Happy Valley with a load of talent on the defensive side of the football and an interesting predicament, how to get so many playmakers involved and on the field for enough snaps. Penn State returns eight starters from a defense that ranked 10th […]
Penn State Football defensive end Smith Vilbert is set to miss the 2023 season with an undisclosed injury, per Audrey Snyder of the Athletic. In 2022, Vilbert played in 12 games and made one start. The redshirt senior recorded three sacks in Penn State’s 2022 loss to Arkansas in the Outback Bowl (a Penn State […]
Life is about to change for Penn State Football … Again. With the PAC-12 conference crumbling, the Big Ten is expected to formally offer membership to Oregon and Washington Friday, per Pete Thamel form ESPN. Sources: Big Ten expected to move ahead with formal offer letters for Oregon and Washington. A Big Ten vote is […]
Penn State Football true sophomore running back Nick Singleton was added to the Paul Hornung Award watch list, the award given to the “most versatile player in major college football”. The former five-star prospect out of Reading, Pennsylvania started eight games and played in all 13 games as a true freshman for Penn State in […]
Penn State Football opens the 2023 season with the highest expectations of at least the past decade, and Drew Allar gave a glimpse as to why those high hopes might be justified on the first day of training camp. Allar, the former five-star and No. 1 ranked quarterback in his recruiting cycle, is the most […]
One year before the Big Ten officially welcomes USC and UCLA, the Big Ten is again in the news talking expansion. According to Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports, the Big Ten presidents have “started exploratory discussions on expansion in light of PAC 12 uncertainty”. After the expansion of USC and UCLA, both Oregon and […]
James Franklin has now been at the helm of the Penn State Football program for 10 years and has led the team to a very successful decade, winning a Big Ten Championship and three New Year’s Six Bowls. As fall camp opens with the highest expectations for the program in the Franklin era, lets look […]
The Heisman Trophy is the biggest award for an individual player in college football, each year being given to the “most outstanding player” in division I FBS football. While the award is given to the “most outstanding player”, recently, the award has become the award for the best quarterback in college football. In the past […]
Michigan must prepare for life without Jim Harbaugh for part of this upcoming college football season. According to multiple reports, including Ross Dellenger of Yahoosports, Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh is working toward a “negotiated resolution that is expected to see him suspended four games this season in penalties from alleged false statements [Harbaugh] […]
Penn State football is set to enter fall camp with arguably the most talented roster in the James Franklin era. While many starters are entrenched from last season, there are a few remaining battles that will play out for the Nittany Lions during fall camp. Here are the 5 players with the most to gain […]
The Penn State Football annual WhiteOut has become one of the biggest spectacles in sports. ESPN College Football analyst Kirk Herbstreit has called it the best atmosphere in college football. For years, other teams have been trying and failing to copy Penn State with knockoff color-out imitations. In 2023, the Nittany Lions will see at […]
Discover the NFL draft success of Penn State Football under head coach James Franklin. Find out how he has transformed the program and developed top talent.
Penn State Football enters 2023 with a deep linebacker corps, headlined by 2022 freshman all-American Abdul Carter and former five-star, senior Curtis Jacobs. However, even while returning 3 starters at linebacker, 247sports has named Penn State freshman linebacker Tony Rojas as a “true freshman to watch” for 2023. Rojas, a four-star prospect out of Fairfax, […]
Penn State Football will enter 2023 with the highest expectations for the program since 2017, ranking in the top 10 and expected to compete for a spot in the Big Ten championship game and the College Football Playoff. While Penn State’s 2023 offense is stacked with young talent, there are a few key spots where […]
Penn State Football will enter 2023 with the highest expectations for the program since 2017, ranking in the top 10 and expected to compete for a spot in the Big Ten championship game and the College Football Playoff. While Penn State’s 2023 defense is loaded with talent, there is always room for improvement. So, who […]
Penn State Football boasted a defense in 2022 that was among the best in college football, finishing 7th in total team scoring defense and 8th in both sacks and turnovers per game. Over the past three seasons, Penn State ranks 3rd in sacks per game and 7th in turnovers per game. Bringing back a ton […]
Ethan Grunkemeyer the latest prospect to show off James Franklin’s biggest recruiting strength On Wednesday, three-star Penn State quarterback commit Ethan Grunkemeyer shined well above his current three-star ranking, taking home Elite 11 day one MVP honors from On3 Sports. Penn State QB commit Ethan Grunkemeyer wins the Elite 11 Finals Day 1 On3 MVP🔥 […]
