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Lions in the League: How Former Penn State Stars Performed in Week 1
September 10, 2025
Welcome to a new series of mine: “Lions in the League”. Weekly, we will dive into three Penn State football alumni’s NFL production in the prior week. The first installment features the center of off-season drama, a rookie, and last year’s Offensive Player of the Year. Micah Parsons (’21) 1 tackle, 1 sack The former […]
Penn State Battles Through Slow Start, Defeats FIU
September 6, 2025
“Good teams win, Great teams cover.” So far, Penn State has been good, not great. When the 2025 Penn State schedule was made public, many shared the same sentiment: the first trio of games is a dress rehearsal for their matchup against Oregon. If this were a dress rehearsal, the makeup was messy, the outfits […]
Berwick Uses Run Game, Defense to Soar Past Lackawanna Trail
September 5, 2025
It’s been nearly six years since Crispin Field in Berwick, PA, has seen a game of this magnitude. The early 2020s struggles of the Berwick Bulldogs have turned the once-legendary venue into just another stadium. That wasn’t the case tonight. Berwick entered the matchup facing a tough challenge: taking down perennial power and #4 team […]
Penn State Dominates Nevada
August 30, 2025
Penn State entered the 2025 season as big favorites against Mountain West Conference team Nevada, and they didn’t disappoint. The news of the off-season for Penn State was the additions they made in the portal. Penn State Head Coach James Franklin admittedly said that “Penn State is not a big transfer school”, but they were […]
Berwick Uses Stifling Defense to Shut Out Mid Valley
August 29, 2025
It was a dominant showing for the Berwick Bulldogs under the Crispin Field lights, as they took down Mid Valley 42-0. Berwick is off to their best start since the 2019 season, where they went 9-3. Through the first two games, Berwick has allowed just seven points, including six consecutive shutout quarters. Through the first […]
The Day Before Game Day: Penn State Football Week 1 vs Nevada
August 29, 2025
Welcome to a new series! Every week, I will break down the upcoming Penn State Football game. For the opening week, we dive into the season as a whole, pressure on James Franklin, and week 1 against Nevada. Enjoy.
Berwick Uses 2nd Half Defense to Defeat Lake Lehman
August 22, 2025
After a disappointing 4-7 season the previous year, Berwick traveled to Edward Edwards Stadium in Lehman, Pennsylvania, and secured a hard-fought win. After a stellar year in 2024, it was clear Berwick was going to utilize RB Ty’meere Wilkerson every chance they got. Wilkerson, who rushed for over 1,400 yards last year, had a rocky […]
Penn State Stars Share Thoughts on Season at Media Day
August 4, 2025
This past Saturday, Penn State Football hosted its annual Media Day. We got a chance to hear from QB Drew Allar, OC Andy Kotelnicki, RB Nick Singleton, and DC Jim Knowles.
Takeaways from Penn State Media Day
August 2, 2025
As the calendar turned to August, teams around the country are gearing up for the college football season. Penn State is no different. The Nittany Lions hosted their media day today, with players and coaches sharing their opinions on how the team is preparing for the season. James Franklin took to the podium, […]
Penn State Adds 4-Star Outside Linebacker Terry Wiggins
May 3, 2025
Penn State continues to beef up its 2026 class by signing 4-star recruit Terry Wiggins. This is the 14th recruit Penn State has signed in its 2026 class. Nationally, the Nittany Lions currently rank 5th in the 2026 recruiting rankings. Furthermore, Wiggins is the team’s first linebacker to commit to the class. Head Coach James […]
Full List of Pennsylvania High School Players Drafted/Signed to NFL teams
April 27, 2025
Although not on the level of California, Texas, or Florida, Pennsylvania is one of the premier states for pro talent. Over 80 players hailing from Pennsylvania have been drafted over the last ten years, and this year, another group of pros from the Keystone State were installed into NFL teams. #3 New York Giants: Abdul […]
Trio of Nittany Lions Drafted During Latter Rounds of NFL Draft
April 27, 2025
After Abdul Carter and Tyler Warren went in the top 15 in the first round, Penn State players had to wait a bit longer to hear their names called. On Friday morning, we discussed Carter and Warren’s fits with their new teams, which you can find here. For today, we will discuss the other three […]
Pair of Nittany Lions go in Round One of NFL Draft
April 25, 2025
Penn State players were expected to be a part of the 2025 NFL Draft, and two of them were selected in the first round. #3 New York Giants: Abdul Carter The Seton LaSalle turned Penn State and now New York Giant player gets his name called in the top 3, as expected. Carter was […]
2 Weeks Away: Where the Top Nittany Lions will go in the NFL Draft
April 10, 2025
All Photo Credit to Paul Burdick’s Sports Images The 90th annual NFL Draft kicks off in two weeks in historic Green Bay, Wisconsin, at Lambeau Field. Teams might not realize it, but the draft wins Super Bowls. Look at any past champions, and you’ll see a bulk of their roster built within three days, draft […]
Penn State Adds Key Recruit in Important Position
March 29, 2025
Penn State is getting a head start on its 2027 recruiting class by adding the third-best prospect in Pennsylvania. Khalil Taylor, a current Sophomore at Seton LaSalle, announced his commitment to Penn State Via X on Saturday, March 29th. Taylor was a key piece to a Seton LaSalle team that won 11 games and made […]
Penn State Lands Imani Christian Product David Davis
March 25, 2025
The flagship program in Pennsylvania College Football added another gem to its 2026 recruiting class. DB/RB David Davis announced his commitment to Penn State via X on Tuesday, March 25th. Davis chose Penn State over his other top choices of Nebraska, Cincinnati, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia. This marks the fourth top-10 recruit from […]
Penn State Season Comes to an End in Disappointing Fashion
January 9, 2025
Penn State, Notre Dame, in Miami, what’s better? The storied rivalry took one of its most important turns in the 20 meetings between the prestigious universities. How did the classic matchup turn out? Let’s dive in. Both teams started the game trading punts. The defenses stole the show for the majority of the first half. […]
The Night Before Gameday: Penn State Looks to Advance to the National Championship
January 8, 2025
Montana, Theismann, Bettis, Barkley, and Harris, names that have made Penn State and Notre Dame what they are. Over their 19 match-ups, the pair of gridiron titans have a record of 9-9-1 against each other. Come Thursday night, who will get their 10th win in the rivalry? Penn State has taken advantage of a favorable […]
Penn State Limits Jeanty, Advances to Semi Finals
January 1, 2025
As year’s end loomed, Penn State and Boise State squared off under the Arizona night. One of the biggest question marks entering this game was if Boise State could compete with a more athletic squad, they could not. Penn State, like against SMU, took an early lead and minimized the big plays. Drew Allar played […]
The Night Before Gameday: Penn State Looks to Outlast Boise State in Western Duel
December 30, 2024
Penn State has seen a lot throughout the first 365 days of the year, but the 366th day will be the most important. Once again, College Football has scattered marquee matchups around the New Year. Penn State and Boise State get the honor of participating in the first of those four on December 31st in […]
Penn State Blows Through SMU, Moves on to Boise State
December 21, 2024
Back in August, during my season preview of Penn State, I mentioned that this was a perfect storm for Penn State to make their first College Football Playoff game. As we fast forward to year’s end, Penn State used that perfect culmination of advantages and landed a home Playoff game against SMU. The Mustangs of […]
Penn State Loses BIG 10 Championship to Oregon
December 8, 2024
Photo Credit: AP (Daron Cummings) For the first time since 2016, Penn State entered the matchup with Oregon looking to win the BIG 10 title game. Oregon’s offense was simply too much for this Penn State defense, and it was evident all game. Entering this matchup, the most points Penn State has allowed in a […]
Penn State Lands #1 Player in Pennsylvania in Surprising Flip
December 6, 2024
Penn State has flipped the #1 overall player in Pennsylvania and the #3 overall Tight End in the nation in Southern Lehigh’s Andrew Olesh. BREAKING: Elite 2025 TE Andrew Olesh has Flipped his Commitment from Michigan to Penn State, he tells me for @on3recruits The 6’5 215 TE had been Committed to the Wolverines since […]
BIG 10 Championship Preview: Can Penn State Pull the Upset?
December 5, 2024
The year is 2016: Pokemon Go was the most popular app, LeBron and the Cavaliers came back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals, and Penn State just won the BIG 10 title in comeback fashion. Now eight years later, Pokemon Go is irrelevant, LeBron is on the Lakers, but Penn State is back in […]
Penn State Has Successful Early Signing Day
December 4, 2024
Across the Nation, recruits are putting pen to paper and officially signing to their schools. It was a successful early signing day for Penn State as they locked in all 26 of their commitments today. This puts the Nittany Lions 18th in the country in recruiting rankings. 18th is a respectable mark, but not nearly […]
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