Penn State’s defensive backfield received another boost with a commitment from former Iowa State safety Marcus Neal: Neal had 77 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and two interceptions in the 2025 season, his first year as a full-time starter. He was named third team All-Big 12 for his effort this season. […]
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It’s been a whirlwind of a couple days for Penn State since the transfer portal officially opened. In previous years, we knew the Nittany Lions were looking at a 5-10 man portal class, usually concentrated on certain positions. This year, not so much that at all. Penn State’s transfer portal class will pretty easily be […]
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Penn State picked up its second Iowa State transfer of the day with offensive lineman Will Tompkins making the call for the Nittany Lions earlier tonight: Tomkins did not play in the 2025 season and will have four years of eligibility remaining. The Cedar Falls, Iowa native was a composite three-star in the 2025 class […]
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Jakub Krbecek had all the answers, stopping all 44 Penn State shots in the Nittany Lions’ 1-0 loss to RIT on Saturday night. Penn State was shut out for the second time this season and struggled to overcome RIT’s tight checking all night long. First Period Penn State controlled the early portion of the first […]
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Penn State men’s basketball (9-5, 0-3 Big Ten) fell to No. 20 Illinois (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten) 73-65 Saturday afternoon at the Palestra in Philadelphia. The Nittany Lions played hard and went on plenty of well-timed runs, but they were ultimately out-shot by Illinois in the end. While neither team played an especially good offensive […]
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The Nittany Lions begin 2026, and their three-game stretch of ranked opponents tonight against 20th ranked Illinois. The game will take place in the legendary Palestra, and be televised on BTN at 7:00 PM. If you haven’t done so already, check out our preview. As always, the usual open thread rules apply: Don’t link to any […]
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One of the top tight ends in the transfer portal is officially heading to Happy Valley. Former Iowa State tight end Benjamin Brahmer announced today that he’s reuniting with Matt Campbell at Penn State. He has one year of NCAA eligibility remaining. Brahmer had a monster junior year in 2025 after his sophomore year was […]
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After six long weeks without Penn State hockey, the Nittany Lions return to the ice tonight to start a two-game series against RIT. These are the final two non-conference games for Penn State before Big Ten play resumes next weekend. How to Watch Who: RIT TigersNPI Ranking (PSU): 42 (7)When: Saturday, January 3 and Sunday, […]
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It’s nothing but conference play now for Penn State’s mens basketball team as they play their first game of 2026 tonight against No. 20 Illinois at 7 p.m. on Big Ten Network. The Nittany Lions are 9-3 on the season, but winless in conference play after being splattered at Indiana and losing a late lead […]
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As of the writing of this post, running backs and linebackers were the only two positions that had yet to have an assistant coach confirmed. The latter position has now apparently been filled, as 247’s Cincinnati insider Bearcat Journal reports that Cincy’s defensive coordinator Tyson Veidt will be joining Matt Campbell’s staff in Happy Valley […]
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Women’s Hockey (18-1) In the team’s first game after the holiday pause, Matilde Fantin scored the only goal of the game late in the third period to lift No. 4 Penn State to a 1-0 win over No. 10 Cornell: Katie DeSa made 35 saves in her seventh shutout of the season to help the […]
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Safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator Anthony Poindexter is off to Tennessee to be the Volunteers’ next defensive backs coach: Poindexter was hired in 2021 and turned a struggling safety room into one of the nation’s best. Four safeties who played for him at Penn State are on active NFL rosters today (Jaquan Brisker, Ji’Ayir Brown, […]
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With Deion Barnes off to South Carolina, Penn State is close to hiring UCLA defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe as its next defensive line coach: Malloe has been a defensive line coach at the NCAA level for over 20 years, most notably a six-year run at Washington from 2016 to 2021. After spending two years as […]
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Here’s wishing you a safe and happy 2026. Here are the three games to enjoy today: Orange Bowl(#5)Oregon vs. (#4)Texas TechNoon | ESPN Rose Bowl(#9)Alabama vs. (#1)Indiana4 p.m. | ESPN Sugar Bowl(#6)Ole Miss vs. (#3)Georgia8 p.m. | ESPN
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The transfer portal opens on Friday, January 2nd and we’ll have a full rundown of players to know, including a spreadsheet I’m linking right here. But before we do deeper dives into those guys, I wanted to start us off with some Iowa State names to know. I’d anticipate around 15 Iowa State players — […]
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Yesterday, Matt Campbell reportedly filled his defensive coordinator vacancy with D’Anton Lynn. Today, Matt Campbell is reportedly filling the special teams coordinator role by retaining Justin Lustig from the previous staff. Lustig is a highly-respected special teams coordinator who just completed his second season with the Nittany Lions. In a year that was marred by […]
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As requested by livingsb, here’s an open thread for those of us enjoying Tuesday’s bowl games. It’s a nice little appetizer ahead of the playoff quarterfinals, featuring two Big Ten squads. Enjoy. Independence Bowl Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech2 p.m., ESPN Music City Bowl Tennessee vs. Illinois5:30 p.m., ESPN Alamo Bowl USC vs. TCU9 p.m., […]
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Gavin McKenna posted a hat trick for Canada at the 2026 World Junior Championships last night. The US Collegiate Selects team- coached by Guy Gadowsky- has reached the semifinals of the Spengler Cup. Aiden Fink recorded two assists on Sunday, an excellent sign for his return to the lineup for the second half of Penn […]
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Alex Manske To Enter Transfer Portal Iowa State freshman quarterback Alex Manske plans to enter the transfer portal: Manske was the No. 36 quarterback in the 2025 class. Time will tell if he makes the decision to follow Matt Campbell to Penn State, but the Nittany Lions’ quarterback room appears to be in good hands […]
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WEDNESDAY (#10)Miami vs. (#2)Ohio StateCotton Bowl 7:30 p.m., ESPN A year ago, Ohio State cruised to a national championship after coming off a 13-10 loss to Michigan where missed field goals cost them a chance at victory. Now they enter the playoffs on the heels of a 13-10 loss to Indiana where a late missed […]
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Like we are doing for the Pinstripe Bowl opt out thread, we’ll be updating this post as players enter the transfer portal. As a reminder, players can’t officially enter until January 2. Right now, they are just announcing their intentions to do so. QB Bekkem Kritza (12/30/25) True freshman QB Bekkem Kritza is the latest […]
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Does the period between Christmas and New Year’s Eve really exist? What day is it? Do I have work today? Is Penn State basketball really playing at 1 p.m. right now? Well, it seemed like the Nittany Lions didn’t know they had a game, either. Penn State came out to such a sleepy and sloppy […]
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Ever since Jim Knowles left to take the defensive coordinator job at Tennessee, one name seemed to be garnering the most juice as to who would take over the vacant spot in Happy Valley: D’Anton Lynn. According to the Centre Daily Times’ Jon Sauber, the current USC defensive coordinator and former Nittany Lion player is […]
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Alright folks, let’s make this one quick. The North Carolina Central Eagles are bad bad. They’re 351st in Kenpom, out of 365 teams in division 1 basketball. This game was theoretically decided when it was scheduled, so anything other than a demolition by the hands of the Nittany Lions should be a cause for concern […]
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With their 22-10 win over Clemson in the Pinstripe Bowl, Penn State’s (oft turbulent) 2025 season has come to a close. The Lions end the year 7-6, riding a 4-game win streak into the off season. There have already been announcements from players that are looking to transfer, and others that will be heading to […]
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