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The latest news, insight, and analysis of Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, and Penn State Basketball, including schedules, game results, analysis of breaking news, rumors, speculation, and recruiting coverage of future Penn State Nittany Lions

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Penn State Football Adds Elite Linebacker Commitment

Penn State Football, Tom Allen

Penn State Football added yet another member to its 2025 recruiting class on Wednesday afternoon. Linebacker Dayshaun Burnett became the latest commit in the 2025 class on Wednesday with him picking the Nittany Lions over Rutgers and Pitt. His other notable offers included Michigan, Michigan State, West Virginia and Kentucky. The writing that Burnett wanted … Read more

Penn State Football Continues to Dominate PA Recruiting with Latest Commitment, Crystal Ball

Penn State Football, James Franklin,

After another strong recruiting weekend, Penn State Football continued its dominance recruiting Pennsylvania, including the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) territory. While sitting directly in in-state rival Pittsburgh’s backyard, Penn State has been able to poach top talent from the WPIAL for much of James Franklin’s tenure. Over the weekend, Penn State Football secured … Read more

Saquon Barkley Rumored FA Destination May Finally Unlock His Potential

Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley has languished through the first six years of his NFL career, battling injuries while enjoying just one winning season since being chosen No. 2 overall by the New York Giants in the 2018 NFL Draft. That might be about to change. Barkley, 26, is set to become an unrestricted free agent one year … Read more

Penn State Football: Meet Recruit James Franklin Calls ‘Must Get’ for 2025

Penn State Football, James Franklin

Penn State Football and head coach James Franklin just wrapped up its 2024 class, ranking 14th in the nation with 25 overall commits, including 16 blue chip prospects, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. However, recruiting never stops in college football and Penn State is already well on its way to filling the 2025 recruiting … Read more

Penn State Football: Adisa Isaac Could Skyrocket Up Draft Boards After Massive Senior Bowl

Penn State Football

Fifth-year senior defensive end Adisa Isaac officially declared for the 2024 NFL draft and left Penn State Football after the Peach Bowl. Now, in Mobile, Alabama for the Senior Bowl, the 6-foot-4.5 inch, 250 pound defensive end may be skyrocketing up NFL draft boards after turning heads all week at the annual invitational. In his … Read more

WATCH: Maryland Coach’s Bizarre Post Match Outburst with Penn State Wrestling Coach

Penn State Wrestling

Penn State Wrestling had an eventful second half to their 42-6 blowout win against Maryland Sunday afternoon. Four of the last five Nittany Lion wrestlers won via fall as Mitchell Mesenbrink, Carter Starocci, Bernie Truax, and Greg Kerkvliet all turned their opponent’s shoulders to the mat. And Mesenbrink and Kerkvliet did it in less than … Read more

Penn State Football: Ranking Top-5 Newcomers Most Likely to Make Immediate Impact in 2024

Penn State Football, James Franklin

Penn State Football returns plenty of talent from its 2023 roster that won 10 games heading into 2024, including its starting quarterback, two starting running backs, and one of the top tight ends in the country. However, after a wave of NFL draft departures at key positions, Penn State will look to a few incoming … Read more

Can Kalen King Finally Break Penn State Football Curse?

Penn State Football

One year after Penn State Football cornerback Joey Porter Jr. barely missed breaking Penn State’s first round defensive back curse, Kalen King will give Penn State another opportunity to break the curse in 2024. In the 2023 NFL draft, Porter Jr. became the highest Nittany Lion selected in the NFL draft at number 32 overall, … Read more

Penn State Football WR Julian Fleming Films Outrageous Local Car Commercial (VIDEO)

Penn State Football, Julian Fleming

Finally in Happy Valley after four years in rival scarlet and grey, transfer Penn State wide receiver, and PA native, Julian Fleming is making the most of his return to Happy Valley to play for Penn State Football. In the same month as enrolling in classes and starting training at Penn State, Fleming appeared filmed … Read more

Penn State Football: Ranking Top Position Battles to Watch Entering Spring Practice

Penn State Football

Penn State Football is set to enter 2024 with a roster loaded with talent, but tasked with finding new starters at key positions on offense, defense, and special teams. After finding reinforcements in the transfer portal at offensive tackle, wide receiver, cornerback, and kicker, the Nittany Lions staff must now sort through the roster to … Read more

Penn State Football: What Went Wrong for Nick Singleton in 2023, Why 2024 Will be Different

Penn State Football

Penn State Football running back Nicholas Singleton had a down year in 2023. Singleton rushed for 752 yards on 4.4 yards per carry and eight touchdowns. In his freshman season in 2022, Singleton ran for 1,061 on 6.8 yards per carry. Some people thought Singleton looked slower and less explosive in his sophomore season. “I … Read more

Pennsylvania’s No. 1 QB Visiting Penn State Football

Penn State Football, James Franklin

Penn State Football will get a visit from Pennsylvania’s top ranked quarterback this weekend as Royersford, Pennsylvania native Matt Zollers will again head to Happy Valley. The Number 1 ranked QB in #Pennsylvania in Matt Zollers from Spring-Ford will be back at #PennState next weekend Also has offer from #Temple — David Malandra Jr (@DaveMReports) … Read more

Penn State Footall Moves Quickly to Hire Special Teams Coordinator

Penn State Football, James Franklin

ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reported Monday night that Penn State Football is hiring former Vanderbilt special teams coordinator Justin Lustig to the same position at Penn State. In addition to special teams duties, Lustig coached tight ends and had the title “associate head coach” since the 2022 season. Before coaching at Vanderbilt, Lustig was the special … Read more

Penn State Football Early Enrollee Lineman Set For Rankings Rise

Penn State Football, Drew Allar

2024 Penn State Football signee and early enrollee Cooper Cousins just finished his first week of classes at Penn State after enrolling earlier this month. Before arriving at campus, however, the 6-foot-6 inch in-state lineman from Erie played in one final high school all-star game, the All-American bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Cousins made the … Read more

Could NFL Move a Wild Card Playoff Game to Penn State?

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Less than hours from the NFL Playoffs getting underway, one of the games on Super Wild Card Weekend with a Penn State connection could be forced to move. The Buffalo Bills are scheduled to host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in Buffalo, and the weather forecast calls for heavy snow and wind gusts that could … Read more

Alabama Coaching Search: Is James Franklin a Fit in Tuscalossa?

Penn State Football

James Franklin’s name has popped up in national head coaching searches over the past few years, but the Alabama opening is like no other during Franklin’s tenure. With Nick Saban, one of the greatest head coaches of all time retiring unexpectedly, one of the premier destinations in college football is open for the first time … Read more

Penn State Football Loses Third Coordinator of Offseason

Penn State Football

Friday, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reported that Penn State Football special teams coordinator Stacy Collins is expected to return to Boise State as the special teams coordinator, linebackers coach, and assistant coach. Source: Boise State is expected to hire Stacy Collins as special teams coordinator, linebackers coach and assistant HC. Collins spent the last 2 seasons … Read more

Penn State Football Adds Former 5-Star Transfer Portal CB A.J. Harris | 3 Things to Know

Penn State Football, James Franklin

Penn State Football made more noise in the transfer portal on Thursday by adding Georgia transfer, cornerback A.J. Harris. This is a big addition for the Nittany Lions for numerous reasons as Harris has the talent to be a plug-and-play corner for Penn State in 2024. The former 5-star recruit was also one of the … Read more