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This Week in Happy Valley: Decisions, Decisions
Terry Smith on advocating himself to be Penn State’s next coach. Kaytron Allen was named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Drew Allar is on schedule with his recovery and is looking ahead to the NFL Draft. PFF named Penn State as its Offensive Line of the Week for its performance against Nebraska. The […]
Blessed & Honored: Jackson Ford Visits Penn State
Kevin Brown Flips to West Virginia Four-star offensive lineman Kevin Brown flipped to West Virginia last week: Brown’s dad was an offensive lineman at West Virginia, so this flip is hardly a surprise. Penn State’s 2026 class is now down to 10 total players, ranking No. 81 in the country. Elijah Littlejohn Commits to Georgia […]
Nittany Lions in the NFL 2025: Week 12
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 – Rutgers week
The last game of the year is here! Leave us your questions here!
BSD YouTube Show: A Few More Thoughts on Nebraska, Rutgers Preview, and Coaching Search Updates
We’ll be going live at around 7:00 PM EST tonight to discuss!
BSD MVP Nebraska: Kaytron Allen
It’s become a weekly ritual – write about how Kaytron Allen performed well on the previous Saturday. Allen isn’t just being honored by us here at BSD following his two-touchdown performance against Nebraska a couple of days back. He was also named the Big Ten Offensive Co-Player of the Week. More than that, Allen put […]
Mondays with Terry: Rutgers Week
Terry Smith met with the media on Monday, his first press conference since his team’s impressive win against Nebraska on Saturday and his pitch to be the full-time head coach at Penn State. You can read the full transcript HERE or check out the highlights. Opening Statement Terry opened with a recap of the Nebraska […]
Big Ten Power Rankings – Week 13
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 […]
Postview: Nittany Lions Win Nine Titles, dominate Black Knight Invitational
For these dynastic Nittany Lion grapplers, the Black Knight Invitational (or any early season tourney) isn’t specifically about flexing the heights of their powers; that comes in the B1G dual season and especially in March. Instead, per Cael Sanderson, it’s a growth opportunity: We just want them to get matches in and compete. We want […]
MMQB – Record Book
Penn State defeated Nebraska 37-10 this past weekend, and inched one step closer to bowl eligibility. The big story, however, was the record-setting running back duo of Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton. Over the last few weeks we’ve been keeping an eye as they’ve crept closer and closer to the top of the record books, […]
Poll Watch: The Cream of the Crop in the Big Ten Remains Near the Top of the Rankings
Penn State inches closer to bowl eligibility, as Big Ten teams litter both the Coaches Poll and the Associated Press ranking. Ohio State widened their lead at No. 1 in both polls, with other conference teams Indiana (2nd in both polls) Oregon (5th in both polls), Michigan (15th in both polls), and USC (Down to […]
Position Grades: Nebraska
Suffice it to say, this is the most fun I’ve had all season long putting together these grades. Last night’s game felt like a whole season’s worth of frustrations being taken out on Nebraska, but will it be enough to earn a Straight-A report card?? Let’s find out! Quarterback: A Ethan Grunkemeyer completed all but […]
Social Media Reactions to Penn State vs. Nebraska
A win! For Penn State! At home! Against a power four team! In blowout fashion! It took until the end of November, but we finally got here. During and following the game, Nittany Lions’ fans and lettermen alike were saying the elephant in the room out loud. What if we just hired Terry? Some fans […]
Penn State Runs Over Nebraska for Senior Day Victory: Post-Game Link Dump
It was a historic night in Beaver Stadium, as Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton left their marks in the record books. Penn State is finally hitting its stride on both lines of scrimmage. It was a get-right night in Happy Valley. Matt Rhule had a rough homecoming in Happy Valley as he continues to build […]
Penn State Opens as Double-Digit Favorite Over Rutgers
The oddsmakers like Penn State’s chances to end the regular season with three consecutive wins, opening the door to bowl eligibility. The Nittany Lions have opened as a 10.5-point favorite in their regular season finale against Rutgers, according to FanDuel. Penn State is coming off its best performance of the year, decimating a Nebraska team […]
A Record Night
Allow me to breeze past your drive-by-drive recap of what was ultimately a breeze on Saturday. Penn State scored on their first five drives of the game, taking a failed fourth down conversion by Nebraska at their own 2-yard line and turning it into the first touchdown of the game. They followed up with a […]
Penn State at the Black Knight Invitational
Time once again for Coach Cael to load the crew on the bus and head up the scenic Hudson Valley for a day of rounding into folk style form. The competition isn’t the stiffest that we’ll see this season but it’s always a great venue for break out performances by some new faces to the […]
Penn State 2, Minnesota 1: Farewell, 2025
After five games of struggles, Penn State’s power play found its game again, scoring twice in a 2-1 win over Minnesota on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions won their final game before the extended holiday break to earn a split against a desperate Minnesota team. Penn State had lost its previous eight games at Mariucci […]
Three Takeaways From Penn State’s 37-10 Win Over Nebraska
1) 50 on the ground Kaytron Allen ran for 50 yards on Penn State’s first drive to set the tone for the rest of the game. Nebraska has had trouble stopping just about anyone on the ground this season, and Saturday was no different. The Lions put 234 yards on the ground after it was […]
Penn State 37, Nebraska 10: For The Seniors
Penn State’s senior class turned in a strong performance in their final game at Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions blew out Nebraska 37-10 to pick up their second straight win. Kaytron Allen set the career rushing record, and Nicholas Singleton tied Saquon Barkley’s career touchdowns record in the win. Emmett Johnson broke a big run […]
BSD YouTube Show Postgame: Penn State Destroys Nebraska; Kaytron Gets The Record
We’ll be going live around 10:30 PM EST tonight to discuss an oh-so-satisfying Senior Night win!
Penn State-Nebraska Fourth Quarter Open Thread
Four fingers in the air!
Penn State-Nebraska Third Quarter Open Thread
Onto the second half!
Penn State-Nebraska Second Quarter Open Thread
15 minutes down, 45 to go!
Penn State-Nebraska First Quarter Open Thread
Penn State takes on the Nebraska Cornhuskers at 7:00 ET on NBC, come hang out with us while we watch!
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