When asked about views on Big East teams Pitino revealed a team in CBB that he is a fan of and has been watching a lot
“I watch one of the premier underrated teams in the nation the New Mexico Lobos. New Mexico has one of the best teams in the country that nobody’s following”
Penn State failed to land a commitment from 4-star wide receiver Lex Cyrus, who will be taking his talents to South Carolina.
After losing Cyrus, the Nittany Lions have missed out on the top 8 players in Pennsylvania per the
@247Sports
rankings
Freshman wide receiver Tyseer Denmark with a nice snag. He hasn’t seen snaps through two games.
"He’s going to be hard to keep off the field,” James Franklin said in August
Jaylen Reed said he wanted to make a statement against West Virginia because he feels like he doesn't get the recognition that he deserves.
"I wanted to make the world feel me"
BREAKING: Penn State picks up a commitment from Northern Illinois transfer Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
The big man averaged 7.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game this past season
“I’m just trying to be a game-changer”
Tony Rojas came up with a big interception in the fourth quarter that sealed the game for Penn State, and he’s ready to make plays just like that
Penn State makes the top 6 for Kendre Harrison who will play basketball and football in college. Has offers in both from PSU.
5-star for football, No. 6 player nationally and No. 1 tight end.
4-star for basketball, No. 33 player in the country and No. 5 power forward
NEWS: Five-Star TE Kendre Harrison is down to 6️⃣ Schools, he tells me for
@on3recruits
The 6’7 250 TE from Reidsville, NC is ranked as the No. 1 TE in 2026 on all recruiting websites
Will play basketball at the next level as well
Where Should He Go?👇🏽
Penn State men’s basketball is undefeated against ranked teams when:
-There’s a snow day
-Tickets are free
-Bryce Jordan Center has discounted chicken baskets
-Travis Scott performs the Sunday before
Coincidence, I don’t think so.
With his two scores, Saquon Barkley is the first Eagles running back with both a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game since 2019.
Who did it in 2019?
Former Penn State running back and teammate of Barkley, Miles Sanders
Julian Fleming practicing Wednesday following his Penn State debut, where he tied Harrison Wallace III for the most snaps for WRs despite not having a target. He was on the field for mainly run plays.
Curious to see his role in passing situations tomorrow against Bowling Green
Jameel Brown paying homage to former teammate Andrew Funk with his sleeping celebration.
Funk went for 20 points on 6-9 shooting from downtown in the win over No. 17 Illinois last year.
Brown knocked down three 3-balls including a crucial one late to beat No. 12 Illinois today
Julian Fleming will make his Penn State debut against West Virginia after transferring from Ohio State.
James Franklin said on Monday Fleming can “make the tough catches” and has been a “really good addition”
Andrew Rappleyea fresh off of his first meaningful action this past weekend.
“Going forward I can just, you know, hopefully, expect a bigger load, a bigger plate and, you know, just handle it the best I can,” Rappleyea said earlier today on Zoom
I’m proud to announce my next chapter with the
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@official_aveee
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I’m thankful for all the people that helped me get to this point — I couldn’t have done it without all the support.
Time to cook 🧑🍳
Updated player rankings for Penn State in EA Sports College Football 25.
Abdul Carter: 91
Nick Singleton: 91
Kevin Winston Jr: 91
Drew Allar: 88
Kaytron Allen: 87
Dani Dennis-Sutton: 85
A.J. Harris: 82
Moving away from my football content to share that Penn State removed the Collegian’s newsstands from campus without warning. Bad look by the university considering all the work we do and after last year’s ridiculous budget cut.
Do better Penn State
Nick Singleton practicing following his 114 yards on the ground in the opener.
“It sets a great tone, it starts up front with the (offensive) line. It’s just me using my vision, patience and just bursting out the speed — it’s a good start,” Singleton said postgame Saturday
Linebacker Ta’Mere Robinson is participating at the media viewing portion of practice today after exiting the game against West Virginia with injury and missing the Bowling Green game
West Virginia coach Neal Brown on playing Penn State:
“We’d love to ease into it, right? We’ve played a couple FCS first games and those are positive, you learn a little bit more about your team before you play maybe a rivalry game, but that’s not what we have”
Liam Clifford has been a subject of praise in the Penn State wide receiver room during fall camp.
“We are anticipating him to have a really good year for us,” James Franklin said on Monday
Current Penn State WR room:
Julian Fleming
Liam Clifford
Omari Evans
Trey Wallace
Kaden Saunders
Tyler Johnson
Anthony Ivey
Josiah Brown
Logan Cunningham
Feyisayo Oluleye
Mehki Flowers
Ethan Black
Jake Spencer
Jason Estrella
Peter Gonzalez (summer)
Tyseer Denmark (summer)
James Franklin says Zane Durant “loves ball.”
“He loves football, like, I think that's one of the things that's so important in today's day and age.”
“Day in and day out — staying consistent and punching his ticket”
Sander Sahaydak said he needed to see a field goal through for his confidence following misses against West Virginia both this year and last.
“I'm going to do everything that I can to show why I should be here, why I need to be here, and why people should believe in me”
100 days till Penn State plays its Week 1 contest against West Virginia.
In the meantime, here is the iconic clip of Mo Bamba playing at Beaver Stadium during the 2019 White Out against Michigan
James Franklin again said that Alonzo Ford Jr. is a “pleasant surprise.”
The Old Dominion transfer didn’t see the field last year upon arriving to campus due to injury
Ryan O’ Connor will step foot on familiar turf when Penn State men’s lacrosse takes on Marquette today.
The neutral site matchup will be played at Springfield-Delco High School where he played his high school ball for the Cougars
4-star wide receiver Taz Williams on his official visit to Penn State. Has a commitment date set for July 13 with Penn State, Michigan, SMU and Texas A&M as finalists.
Williams plays for Red Oak High School in Texas, but grew up in Pittsburgh and still has family there
Current look at Milan Puskar Stadium with the projected radar on both Jumbotrons with Penn State leading 20-6 over West Virginia.
Game is estimated to start in a hour
4-star edge rusher Jayden Woods on his official visit to Penn State this past weekend.
His father Justin played running back at Kansas State and overlapped with James Franklin when he was on the Wildcats’ coaching staff
Penn State WRs if KLS transfers:
Julian Fleming
Liam Clifford
Omari Evans
Trey Wallace
Malik McClain
Malick Meiga
Kaden Saunders
Tyler Johnson
Anthony Ivey
Josiah Brown
Carmelo Taylor
Logan Cunningham
Feyisayo Oluleye
Mekhi Flowers
Ethan Black
Jake Spencer
Jason Estrella
Penn State appears during the EA Sports College Football 25 gameplay trailer during the “Stadium Pulse” portion. This feature has to due with playing in tough crowd noise.
Don’t know if it’s an AI generated cornerback, but looks like No. 5 Cam Miller breaking up the pass
Honored to announce I am the reporter of the semester for the
@DailyCollegian
sports staff!
I had a great time covering the
@PennStateWSOC
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Huge shoutout to my sports editors
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DaKaari Nelson is now listed at linebacker on the Penn State roster page, confirming a position change from safety.
Nelson should easily transition to LB with his 6-foot-3, 217-pound frame. Makes sense to put him at LB with Keon Wylie hurt and Kaveion Keys no longer on the team
BREAKING: Penn State has broken the program record for most yards in a game following the 5-yard run by Quinton Martin Jr.
Previous record was 711, Penn State is up to 717 and counting
Abdul Carter getting warmed up for his first game as a defensive end.
Will still be playing some linebacker depending on the game plan — curious to see how his snaps are allocated today
Drew Allar said he’s “more comfortable”going into Year 2.
“I've learned a lot of things over the past year about just general football life, and I think I've been able to really apply that and I just feel a lot more comfortable being me”
A week ago, Penn State men’s basketball 2024 commits Dominick Stewart and Miles Goodman connected on a highlight reel alley-oop in the Overtime Elite playoffs.
Stewart recorded 14 pts and 5 assists while Goodman had 5 pts and 4 rebounds in the loss
Since summer official visits, Penn State’s secondary has added the following to its 2025 class:
4⭐️CB Daryus Dixson
4⭐️CB Jahmir Joseph
3⭐️S Antonio Branch Jr.
3⭐️S Braswell Thomas
It already had 3⭐️ CB Xxavier Thomas on board.
Terry Smith and Anthony Poindexter going to work
Drew Allar faced the pressure of starting last year, and his youth showed on and off the field. He’s “learned a lot” since, and is ready for Year 2 as QB1.
On Allar’s Penn State journey, becoming a leader and the second go-around with West Virginia:
Penn State has added three recruits from California this summer.
4⭐️QB Troy Huhn
4⭐️CB Daryus Dixson
3⭐️LB Lavar Arrington II
Prior to the trio, the last commitment from California was Koa Farmer in 2014.
The staff going to work on the West Coast with the expanded Big Ten
Penn State lands a commitment from 4-star and No. 23 cornerback in the nation Jahmir Joseph.
Tallied 43 tackles and 3 interceptions in just 10 games in the 2023 season.
Story:
The 2026 class right now for Penn State.
4⭐️QB Troy Huhn: No. 10 QB nationally
4⭐️RB: Messiah Mickens: No. 84 player nationally
4⭐️OT Kevin Brown: No. 36 player nationally, No. 5 OT, No. 1 player in Pennsylvania
WR Jahsiear Rogers: Ran a 40 in the low 4.3 range