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With all the news of Penn State losing basketball players to the transfer portal, it sure feels refreshing to write about the Nittany Lions gaining a player through the transfer portal. Earlier today, former Central Connecticut State guard Jay Rodgers announced via his social media that he will play his final year of eligibility in […]
THE SKINNY Height/Weight: 6-foot-3, 205 poundsHometown/High School: Shakopee, MN (Shakopee H.S.)Ranking: ★★★★ (90 Rivals — No. 27 linebacker)Notable Offers: Iowa, Kansas State, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Washington, Wisconsin HIGHLIGHTS OUTLOOK Blake Betton jumped out as one of the first midwest prospects that showed real, genuine interest in Penn State after the Nittany Lions hired Matt Campbell. […]
After a slew of exits from Penn State hockey’s roster, the Nittany Lions got some positive news when London Knights winger Jaxon Cover committed to Penn State on Friday afternoon: Cover had 52 points (20 goals, 32 assists) in 67 games with the London Knights this season, good for No. 56 in the OHL. Most […]
Women’s Lacrosse (11-3) The women’s lacrosse team put their three-game losing streak to rest with a dominant 18-9 win over Ohio State followed by a 19-9 rout over Oregon. Kelly MacKinney’s seven goals powered the Nittany Lions past Ohio State on the road. Penn State controlled the middle 30 minutes of the game, outscoring the […]
The mass exodus from Penn State’s men’s basketball program continued yesterday, as freshman forward Justin Houser became the latest Nittany Lion to announce that he is entering the transfer portal. The 7-foot Camp Hill, PA native was originally meant to redshirt this past season, but was forced into action midway through due to a pile-up […]
THE SKINNY A top 150 prospect from Downingtown West, Drew Shelton was one of the highest-ranked members of Penn State’s 2022 recruiting class that included other notable names like Drew Allar, Kaytron Allen, and Abdul Carter. Shelton was likely to redshirt as a freshman, but he got thrusted into action when Olu Fashanu went down […]
After the graduation of two top-five Penn State running backs, it’s natural to look behind them to see which players will attempt to fill their shoes. Rather than go with one of the new hire transfers, we turn to a returning Nittany Lion coming off a season-ending performance that thrust him into the starting conversation. […]
After two seasons at Penn State, Dominick Stewart is entering the transfer portal: Stewart averaged 5 points per game in 56 games with the Nittany Lions. He spent most of 2024-25 coming off the bench but moved into a starting role in 2025-26. He will have two years of eligibility remaining. Six players from the […]
The votes are in. After 853 votes, Saquon Barkley is your winner of the “Best Player of the James Franklin Era” bracket. He beat Trace McSorley in the finals 66.4% to 33.6%. Thank you to all those who partook in the process and voting the last couple of weeks. Over the entire bracket, we had […]
The blows keep on coming for Mike Rhoades and Penn State men’s basketball, and this one is a big one. Prized freshman point guard Kayden Mingo is reportedly the newest Nittany Lion to enter the transfer portal, per DraftExpress’ Jonathan Givony. Mingo was pegged by 247Sports as the highest-rated recruit in program history when he […]
After a whirlwind of a transfer portal season where Matt Campbell pillaged many of his loyalists from Iowa State, it was hard to keep track of Penn State football’s new roster. Plenty of new faces came to town, including a brand new QB1 in Rocco Becht. While Becht’s move to Happy Valley turned plenty of […]
We’re headed back to the 90’s in our latest edition of Happy Valley Rewind, as fellow three fellow “90’s children” Tim, Jared, and Bennett do a deep dive and talk about their memories of the epic 1997 clash with Ohio State at Beaver Stadium (especially with Tim and Jared being in attendance for this one […]
We’re headed back to the 90’s in our latest edition of Happy Valley Rewind, as fellow three fellow “90’s children” Tim, Jared, and Bennett do a deep dive and talk about their memories of the epic 1997 clash with Ohio State at Beaver Stadium (especially with Tim and Jared being in attendance for this one […]
THE SKINNY Alonzo Ford Jr. began his career at Old Dominion, opting to stay in-state after departing Varina High School in Richmond, Virginia. It didn’t take long for Ford to become an impact player for the Monarchs, contributing 38 tackles with 2.5 TFLs, 0.5 sacks as well as a forced fumble and fumble recovery. He […]
Draft sites used: ESPN, NFL Network, CBS Sports, Yahoo, PFF Previous mock draft projections in italics Drew Allar: ESPN: 85th to Steelers (Kiper, Miller, Reid, and Yates’ April 2nd mock) NFL: 157th to Rams (Reuter’s April 3rd mock) CBS: 140th to Jets (Edwards’ A[ril 2nd mock) PFF: 65th to Cardinals (McGuinness’ March 16th mock), 93rd […]
The last day has featured some significant news for Penn State’s basketball team as Mike Rhoades tries to assemble his roster for next season. Croatian 7-footer Ivan Jurić, who was hands-down PSU’s top post player, is reportedly staying with the Nittany Lions, and will be joined by a couple of incoming European recruits in fellow […]
Penn State hockey forward JJ Wiebusch is planning to enter the transfer portal on Monday: Wiebusch had 69 points (30 goals, 39 assists) in 77 career games with Penn State. All three members of the DiMarsico-Cerrato-Wiebusch line have now departed, leaving Penn State to rebuild most of its top six with a new crop of […]
After two weeks of voting, we have reached the championship matchup. No. 1 seed Saquon Barkley took down fellow No. 1 seed Tyler Warren 90.9%-9.1%, while No. 3 seed Trace McSorley took down No. 1 seed Micah Parsons 73.5%-26.5%, giving us the heavyweight battle of Saquon vs. Trace. Get your votes in. We’ll leave it […]
We’re less than 3 weeks away from the Blue-White Game, the culmination of Penn State’s spring football practice period. This is year #1 for new head coach Matt Campbell, who is going to be working on installing his schemes in all three phases of the game for the first time. What area would you like […]
The Nittany Lions continued their recent hot stretch on the recruiting trail yesterday, landing commitments from three-star New Jersey defensive lineman Carter Blattner and four-star Iowa wide receiver Landon Blum. Blattner chose Penn State over other finalists USC, Virginia Tech, and Kentucky. At 6-foot-5, 250 pounds, Blattner’s positional future is still pretty open. He could […]
Spring practice is alive and well in Happy Valley so we’re going to go position-by-position to preview what the Nittany Lions have heading into the 2026 season. We’ll be live at 12 p.m. EST on YouTube. The audio for the show will be up on Apple and Spotify at some time tomorrow.
Spring practice is alive and well in Happy Valley so we’re going to go position-by-position to preview what the Nittany Lions have heading into the 2026 season. We’ll be live at 12 p.m. EST on YouTube. The audio for the show will be up on Apple and Spotify at some time tomorrow.
Men’s Lacrosse (6-3) The men’s lacrosse team picked up its second straight win in conference play with a 13-6 win over Ohio State. Penn State outscored the Buckeyes in the first three quarters and did not give up more than two goals in any quarter. Jack Iannantuono, Chase Robertson, Liam Matthews, and Michael Faraone all […]
We’re finally here: The Final Four! #1 Saquon Barkley (97.7%) over #2 Olu Fashanu (2.3%)#1 Tyler Warren (96.6%) over #2 Yetur Gross-Matos (3.4%)#3 Trace McSorley (67%) over #1 Abdul Carter (33%)#1 Micah Parsons (55.7%) over #3 Chris Godwin (44.3%) All the 1 seeds and one of the most beloved quarterbacks in the program history. Yup, […]
Another member of the Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team is leaving for a different opportunity. With the exit of longtime Mike Rhoades assistant, and Penn State associate head coach, Jamal Brunt will join Gerry McNamara’s staff at Syracuse. Brunt had been with Rhoades for over ten years, having been a player under Rhoades in […]