Education: Penn State University
Location: State College, PA
Even though he had no prior journalism experience, Chris has now covered Penn State Wrestling and Penn State Football for the past three years, including as the Penn State Wrestling Beat Writer for VictoryBellRings.com, part of the FanSided network.
And it's clear he also likes constant torture as he's been a PSU Basketball fan for way too long.
Several years back, Chris made the seamless transition from PGA Professional to computer programmer and thoroughly enjoys following and writing about all things related to Penn State sports during his spare time.
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Penn State Football and coach James Franklin were given a major endorsement from two of its top players following the Nittany Lions‘ 42-0 shellacking of Michigan State on Friday evening.
Continuity, consistency, and confidence are key components of creating a well oiled and reliable working machine. And this is no different when it comes to football.
Which makes what both Nick Singleton and Drew Allar said in the post-game press conference that much more important to the future success of Penn State football.
Nick Singleton: “I’m committed. I’m committed to the whole team next year. Coach Franklin, Coach Seider, the whole coaching staff. I’m telling ya, I’m not leaving. I’m staying here.” pic.twitter.com/nW2HZ56zZ7
— Johnny McGonigal (@jmcgonigal9) November 25, 2023
Penn State QB Drew Allar says he’s committed to the program going forward: “Coach Franklin is a huge influence in my life, not only on the field, but personally, and I've definitely grown a lot since I've stepped on campus.” pic.twitter.com/0XuKyT71ur
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) November 25, 2023
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What Drew Allar, Nick Singleton Returning Means for Penn State Football
That’s huge.
For all of the opportunities and choices collegiate athletes now have with the transfer portal and NIL deals, it’s paramount for Power Five head coaches to keep their roster as intact as possible going into each season.
That’s not easy when position coaches take promotions elsewhere, or when talented players get prying eyes from other programs, or when you have to relieve an offensive coordinator from their job.
But both Singleton and Allar pledged their support to the Penn State Football program and to James Franklin. And that by itself says a lot about the state of the program and it sends a message to the other players that they’re proud to be a part of the Nittany Lion family.
It also says the future could still be really bright for Penn State as they will most likely be heading to their second straight NY6 bowl game and the schedule for next year is fairly favorable to them competing for a B1G title.