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Penn State Football Commits In Action: A Waning Season
And then there were 12. Penn State’s football Class of 2026 is still bleeding prospects, and, surely, James Franklin’s move to Virginia Tech will only accelerate this process. For now, we will re-arrange deck chairs on the Titanic and provide updates on who’s still committed to the Nittany Lions. The top recruit in Penn State’s […]
Just the Stats: Penn State vs Nebraska
Penn St. Nittany Lions (4-6; 1-6 Big Ten) vs Nebraska Cornhusker (7-3; 4-3 Big Ten) 7 p.m. ET, November 22—Peacock Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 106,572 / University Park, PA) Tableizer using codebeautify.org Penn State Value (Nat’l Rank) Value (Nat’l Rank) Nebraska Advantage Rushing Offense (ypg) 159.9 (T – 64) 161.1 (91) Rushing Defense (ypg) Passing Offense […]
Penn State vs. Harvard Preview: Last Tune-Up Before Providence
How To Watch Who: Harvard CrimsonRecord: 4-1When: Wednesday, November 19, 6:30 p.m. ESTWhere: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PAKenpom Ranking (PSU): 172nd (82nd)TV: B1G+ (Streaming)Radio: Penn State Sports NetworkVegas Line: N/AOver/Under: N/A What To Watch For Prediction Penn State is still a team rounding into form, but have looked pretty decent after a very shaky season opener against Fairfield. Harvard is a school that […]
Bowl Projections 2025: Week 12
Welcome back to our weekly series tracking some of the bowl/CFP picks for Penn State football following each game, This season, we will follow ESPN, Yahoo, College Football News, and CBS Sports, with occasional bonus picks from other publications. Yahoo Sports/College Football News: Bowl/CFP Seed: Pinstripe Bowl Location: New York, NY Date: December 27th, 2025 […]
Latest College Football Playoff Rankings Released
After a week twelve that saw some scares and one top ten upset, the newest college football playoff rankings have been released. Prior Penn State opponents Ohio State and Indiana are still in the top three, at numbers one and two; after being down big at the half against unranked South Carolina (and after many […]
Wrestling Media Availability with Cael Sanderson, Luke Lilledahl, & Shayne Van Ness
This afternoon, Head Coach Cael Sanderson, 125lb starter Luke Lilledahl, and 149lb starter Shayne Van Ness spoke to media ahead of the Black Knight Invitational, to be held in West Point New York on Sunday, November 23. Note: Begrudgingly, I’m playing with the ever increasing capabilities of Large Language Models (“AI”) to make transcriptions nice […]
Penn State Football Head Coaching Search: News & Notes (11.18.25)
We have lots to catch up on from the last time we took a lay of the land regarding Penn State’s coaching search. While we’re hitting the homestretch in some sense — Penn State will *likely* hire a head coach during the first week-ish of December — things are still up in the air publicly […]
Blessed & Honored: Three More Flips
Lavar Keys Flips to Indiana Former Penn State commit and three-star wide receiver Lavar Keys has now flipped to Indiana: The Maryland native originally committed to Penn State in August of 2024 and decommitted on October 12, the day James Franklin was fired. He visited Indiana on October 25 for its resounding 56-6 win over […]
This Week in Happy Valley: Defense Travels
Penn State’s defense has finally started to figure things out late in the season. Long snapper Tyler Duzansky was named a semifinalist for the Mannelly Award. Kaytron Allen has a shot to break the rushing record against Nebraska. Terry Smith explains what Saturday’s win meant to him. A players-only meeting helped Penn State hockey flip […]
The 5 Things About College Football from Week 12
Michigan and USC Keep Playoff Hopes Alive…For Now Michigan and USC both barely passed tests to keep their playoff hopes alive on Saturday. The Wolverines needed a game-winning field goal to beat Northwestern, 24-22, in Wrigley Field. Michigan was in danger of the upset after turning the ball over five times, but were saved by […]
Nittany Lions in the NFL 2025: Week 11
Here’s a list of the current Nittany Lions in the NFL listed by 53-man roster: *Just a reminder that again this season, I will not include players like Juwan Johnson and KeAndre Lambert-Smith that did not finish their college career at Penn State* Arizona Cardinals: Blake Gillikin, PJ Mustipher Atlanta Falcons: Arnold Ebiketie Baltimore Ravens: […]
Mailbag Questions – Nebraska week
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Big Ten Superlatives: Week 12
The season has entered its final few weeks and we finally saw a Penn State victory. But, what else was going on around the Big Ten over the weekend? Let’s take a look at some of the storylines. Best Win of the Week: USC Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive It was a rare rainy, nasty weather […]
Report: Virginia Tech Expected to Hire James Franklin
A little over a month after Penn State fired long-time head coach James Franklin, it appears that he has found a new landing spot. According to Pete Thamel, James Franklin is nearing an agreement with Virginia Tech to be the Hokies’ next head coach. Details have yet to be released on Franklin’s new gig, but […]
Big Ten Power Rankings – Week 12
Hello there and welcome to the Big Ten Power Rankings! Each week we’ll rank how the teams across the conference are playing, in the hopes of seeing just who is a contender, and who is a pretender over the course of the season. The rules are few, but resolute: Teams are ranked by how they’re […]
BSD MVP: Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen is now less than 150 yards away from being the all-time rushing leader in Penn State history. In Saturday’s 28-10 win at Michigan State, the senior had the most productive day of his career. Allen ran for 181 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns, book ending Penn State’s win, and earning him […]
MMQB – Happy
For the first time since September Penn State has won a football game. 8 weeks without a victory. Several – mostly? – near misses, but for the first time since playing Villanova the Lions had a higher score than their opponent when the clock struck aughts. And I gotta say, I’m happy. For beating a […]
Poll Watch: Ohio State, Indiana Remain Unbeaten and Atop the Polls
Penn State completed their gauntlet of top-two teams in both the Coaches Poll and the Associated Press ranking, and three other conference foes remain in the polls. The Big Ten still boasts the Coaches Poll and the Associated Press ranking, and three other conference teams remain in the polls. Ohio State widened their lead at […]
Social Media Reactions to Penn State vs. Michigan State
It took all the way until November 15, but Penn State football finally has its first conference (and Power Four) win of the season. After a demoralizing loss to Indiana, an inspired Nittany Lions group marched into East Lansing with one goal in mind: retaining the Land-Grant Trophy. The overwhelming feeling on social media following […]
Position Grades: Michigan State
I’m filling in for Tim after he ran the Richmond marathon this weekend. Penn State finally got back in the win column with a 28-10 win over Michigan State on Saturday. But most importantly, the Land Grant Trophy remains in Penn State’s possession until at least 2027. Quarterback: B+ Ethan Grunkemeyer only threw 13 passes […]
Penn State Finally Notches Big Ten Victory: Post-Game Link Dump
The Nittany Lions showed their true identity in the win over Michigan State. Kaytron Allen’s big day has him inching closer to the all-time rushing yards record. Terry Smith earns his first win as interim head coach, as he seeks a return to the program in 2026. Dani Dennis-Sutton played with his hair on fire, […]
Nine Minutes
Penn State got on the win column for the first time since September. The Nittany Lions, losers of six straight, put together a game plan that worked to near perfection against a team on their level. The gauntlet over, the Lions can now focus on keeping their bowl hopes alive. It almost looked like disaster […]
Penn State Opens as Favorite Over Nebraska
Penn State finally tasted victory on Saturday after a six-game skid, wearing down Michigan State for a 28-10 triumph. The oddsmakers like the Nittany Lions chances of making it two in a row. Penn State has opened as a 10.5-point favorite over Nebraska when the teams meet at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, according to FanDuel. […]
Penn State 4, Michigan 2: The Right Answer
After a three-game stretch where the team was outscored 14-2, No. 5 Penn State came up with a key 4-2 win over No. 2 Michigan on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions never trailed in the game and got three goals from the bottom six to earn a hard-fought win on home ice. First Period Just […]
Three Takeaways From Penn State’s 28-10 Victory At Michigan State
1) Aggressive defense Penn State played more of the style of defense this team is used to, a change that seemed to have started last week against Indiana. Why it took Jim Knowles this long to adjust is beyond me. Their aggressiveness almost bit them there by the end, but they made up the back-to-back […]
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