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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Salty fans of proud wrestling schools will tell you: Penn State Wrestling is so good because Cael Sanderson and Co. land the best recruits in the land. Of course they do! But why? And how do they identify the best? Let’s see what Cael says: “We’re not relying on facilities to get recruits—those aren’t the […]
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No opt-outs here! Whether it’s a win or loss, home or away game, playoff game in a tropical climate or a mid-tier December bowl game in freezing temps/snowy weather in New York City, the position grades will be graded out. Think of this like your local mail carrier. Quarterback: A After a tough first half, […]
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Terry Smith talks about leading Penn State as the greatest moment of his life. Clemson was just not cut out to play in the cold. Trebor Pena was named Pinstripe Bowl MVP with a 100-yard receiving day that included an electrifying fourth quarter touchdown. Quinton Martin Jr.’s 101-yard rushing day could lead to big things […]
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THE SKINNY Height/Weight: 6-foot-2, 190 poundsHometown/High School: Powhatan, VA (Powhatan H.S.)Ranking: ★★★ (0.8711 247Sports — No. 1,008 overall)Notable Offers: JMU, Wake Forest, UNLV HIGHLIGHTS OUTLOOK Ben Whitver committed to James Madison in June and signed with the Dukes on December 3rd. Once JMU head coach Bob Chesney left Harrisonburg for UCLA, Whitver was able to […]
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1) Bad weather? No problem Below-freezing temperatures, swirling winds, and flurries of precipitation certainly worked in Penn State’s favor. Both teams struggled with the cold football, but the Nittany Lions proved to be the grittier team in the end. Ryan Barker, who was the clear MVP of the first half, stepped up when his team […]
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Penn State’s tumultuous 2025 football season came to a close Saturday afternoon in Yankee Stadium. Thankfully, it ended with a fourth straight win, a little bit of fun, and some big plays from both familiar faces and some guys who were thrown into the fire. Ethan Grunkemeyer threw two touchdown passes in the final quarter […]
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The 2025 Penn State football season and the short (but sweet) Terry Smith era is officially in the books, and we now turn our full attention to the Matt Campbell era. Jared and I (Tim) break it all down for you beginning around 3:30 PM EST.
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The 2025 Penn State football season and the short (but sweet) Terry Smith era is officially in the books, and we now turn our full attention to the Matt Campbell era. Jared and I (Tim) break it all down for you beginning around 3:30 PM EST.
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Fourth quarter let’s goooooooooooooooooo!
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Onto the second half!
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We’re a quarter of the way through the action!
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Penn State takes on the Clemson Tigers at 12:00 ET on ABC, come hang out with us while we watch!
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It wasn’t long ago these teams were starting the season in the top 5 with national title hopes. It’s not the ending we were hoping for, but it’s one last time to watch the 2025 Nittany Lions. Let’s hope for a fun game in the snow with the good guys in blue and white coming […]
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Folks, instead of doing an individual post for each player that opts out of the Pinstripe Bowl, we’ll be updating this post instead. OL Nick Dawkins, OL Drew Shelton, OL Nolan Rucci, and TE Khalil Dinkins (12/26/25) We can add for more opt outs to the list as Terry Smith announced Friday that Dawkins, Shelton, […]
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The Lions clinched a bowl berth against Rutgers in the last game of the season, and now take on another underperforming team in the Clemson Tigers in the Pinstripe Bowl. How does the staff see this one playing out? Lando This will be a battle of two teams devoid of many of their impact players. […]
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Two preseason top-5 teams look to end a disappointing season on a positive note. Penn State (6-6) vs. Clemson (7-5) Kickoff: Noon, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY The Betting Line: Penn State +3.5 (Fanduel) TV: ABC, Noon, Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline) Weather: A cold and cloudy day with a high of 32 and slight chance […]
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THE SKINNY Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 215 poundsHometown/High School: Sidney, NE (Sidney High School)Ranking: ★★★ (0.8689 247Sports)Notable Offers: Iowa State, Minnesota HIGHLIGHTS OUTLOOK Kaiser is the latest player in a slew of Midwest prospects following Matt Campbell to Penn State. He officially received an offer from the Nittany Lions on December 24 and committed the same day […]
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Happy holidays BSD! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus, Happy Boxing Day, and Happy any other holiday I may have missed! From us here at the masthead to all of you and yours, we hope that you enjoy your holidays! Be well!
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Matt Campbell and Penn State added to their 2026 class earlier tonight, landing commitments from two former Iowa State signees: OT Mason Bandhauer and OT Pete Eglitis. Bandhauer is an Iowa State legacy — his father being former Iowa State QB Todd Bandhauer — who made the call for the Cyclones in October 2024, spurning […]
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Well, this is not exactly the coaching news we were hoping to read. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, current Penn State defensive end coach Deion Barnes is headed to South Carolina, where he will coach the defensive ends and outside linebackers. Considering the fact that Matt Campbell did not bring in his own defensive end […]
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We’ve got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re gonna hear about them! With today being the Seinfeld-created holiday of Festivus, we here at BSD per annual tradition, have some grievances of our own that we need to air out. As always, feel free to air your own grievances in the comments […]
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Alex Tatsch will not play in the Pinstripe Bowl due to injury. Penn State’s Pinstripe Bowl uniforms will feature the white collars on the jersey. Guy Gadowsky talked about bringing his club players up to D1 hockey when he came to Penn State. Former Penn State goaltender Arsenii Sergeev made 52 saves in his AHL […]
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Layton Von Brandt Names Penn State in Top Eight Former Penn State commit Layton Von Brandt named Penn State in his top eight as the Nittany Lions try to pursue him again: It will still be a bit of an uphill battle for the Nittany Lions to land the elite 2027 offensive lineman, but there […]
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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: […]
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