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Kalen King figures to play a starring role in the Penn State Football secondary in 2023, and is quickly garnering national preseason recognition. King, 5-foot-11 and 188 pounds, will aim to replace 2023 second-round NFL Draft pick Joey Porter Jr. in the Nittany Lions‘ defensive backfield this fall. Ahead of King‘s sophomore season, 247 Sports […]
Penn State Football is in the midst of winter workouts, over the past several weeks, and one player has stood out to defensive coordinator Manny Diaz. Curtis Jacobs has now been named competitor of the day three times for the linebacker room, leading all linebackers, so far this winter. Jacobs’ announcement to return to the […]
For Penn State Football, it’s Drew Allar time. Allar, the former five-star and No. 1 ranked quarterback in the 2022 recruiting cycle, takes over the reins as the Nittany Lions‘ starter this fall with high expectations ahead of him and the program. Following a freshman campaign that saw Allar complete 35-of-60 passing attempts for 344 […]
Joey Porter Jr. seems to be a high-riser as the 2023 NFL Draft approaches. Porter Jr., the Penn State Football standout cornerback seemingly primed to become the Nittany Lions‘ latest first-round pick, could hear his name called as early as the top-10 selections. In CBS Sports NFL Draft analyst Ryan Wilson’s latest NFL Mock Draft […]
“The best in PA stay in PA and play for Penn State.” This is a phrase that most Penn State Football fans have heard echoed from coaches, players, recruits, and other fans. In James Franklin’s tenure, the Penn State running back room has taken this message to heart, where Penn State saw the likes of […]
Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen have a strong case as the best backfield duo in Penn State Football history, and the pair of true sophomores caught the attention of one of the program’s legendary former backs. Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders, in preparation for his first career Super Bowl appearance offered high praise for […]
The Penn State Football team began winter workouts Tuesday, marking the first opportunity for transfer players and early enrollee freshmen to take part in team activities. Over James Franklin’s tenure, assistant coaches have always named a competitor of the day for each position group. For the first winter workout in 2023, the Nittany Lions saw […]
On national signing day, Penn State Football finished out its 2023 class when four-star offensive tackle Chimdy Onoh out of Dundalk, Maryland, committed to the Nittany Lions. In the 247 sports composite rankings, Onoh is the number 257 player in the country, the number 20 offensive tackle, and the number five player in the state […]
Penn State Football enters the 2023 college football campaign with sky-high expectations, potentially as the Nittany Lions squad best positioned to finally lift the program into the sport’s ‘elite’ tier. Much of the optimism emerging from Happy Valley centers around former five-star quarterback, and the No. 1 ranked player nationally at his position, Drew Allar, […]
I’ve never subscribed to the adage that if you have two good quarterbacks or two good goaltenders you have none. That’s certainly not the case right now for Penn State Football. While I understand the premise and the issues that that perceiveddilemma may produce, I still believe it’s always a good problem to have. It’s […]
2025 four-star OT Jaelyne Matthews out of Toms River, New Jersey has committed to Penn State Football. Matthews is coming off a visit this weekend to the Nittany Lions‘ junior day. He holds offers from Georgia, Ohio State, and Miami, among others, prior to committing to James Franklin and Penn State Football. Matthews is the […]
The moment is ingrained in recent Penn State Football history. It’s September 29th, 2018. Penn State Football has just suffered its second one point loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in as many years. James Franklin is about to give the most impassioned post game press conference we have seen in his now 9 year […]
Penn State Football has never had a defensive back chosen in the first-round of the NFL Draft, but that could be about to change this April. Nittany Lions defensive back Joey Porter. Jr. is widely projected to be a first-round selection, with some projections having him chosen as high as the top-15 picks. Brown, along […]
When head coach James Franklin took over the Penn State Football program in 2014, only one year removed from some of the harshest sanctions in the history of the NCAA, no position was hit harder by the sanctions than the offensive line. With the Nittany Lions‘ football scholarships initially being “reduced from 25 to 15 […]
Penn State Football has a long, proud tradition of elite linebackers. From Lavar Arrington to Dan Connor and Sean Lee, the Nittany Lions‘ reputation as LBU has been well earned for decades. The exciting part is we might be on the cusp of adding another name to that list, Abdul Carter. The true freshman LB […]
David Kency Jr., a 5-foot 9 running back from Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, Louisiana, announced via twitter his commitment to play for Penn State Football next season. Kency Jr. adds serious speed to the Penn State roster as a preferred walk on. Fittingly nicknamed “Mr. Flash”, Kency Jr. boasts a 10.83 100-meter dash […]
For the third season in a row Penn State Football will likely have at least one player chosen in the first-round of the NFL Draft, as cornerback Joey Porter Jr. rises up boards around the league. Some top analysts have Porter Jr. projected to be a top-10 selection in April’s draft, following a dynamic 2022 […]
Penn State Football has named Marques Hagans as the new wide receiver coach, replacing Taylor Stubblefield who had held the position since 2020. The Nittany Lions pulled Hagans from his alma mater, the University of Virginia, where he was the wide receivers coach since 2013. 3 Things to know about new Penn State Football WR […]
This weekend, Penn State football recruiting will hold its junior day, and will be hosting one of the top prizes of the 2024 cycle on campus. 2024 five-star athlete in Quinton Martin will be among the Nittany Lions‘ visitors this weekend. Martin plays at Belle Vernon High School in Western Pennsylvania, and numerous outlets already […]
Penn State Fotball added another addition from the transfer portal with Florida State WR Malik McClain joining the Nittany Lions for 2023. McClain was a 4-star recruit out of IMG academy for the 2020 recruiting class. The wide receiver was ranked 283rd nationally and 40th in the state of Florida. The 6-foot-4 receiver appeared in […]
