STATE COLLEGE — It’s the biggest recruiting event of the year for Penn State. It’s just that the results aren’t usually this quick. James Franklin had an enormous mob of recruits to greet on his […]
STATE COLLEGE — KJ Hamler, after a tense few moments, finally sat up on the grass at Beaver Stadium. Penn State’s dynamo had just taken a helmet-to-helmet shot on a rare handoff, one that saw […]
They’re both running offenses at major programs. And they’re both very aware that the job creates as much heartburn as it does elation. Ricky Rahne and Josh Gattis spent several seasons together helping boost programs […]
The surprise wasn’t that Penn State beat a ranked team on the road on Saturday, but in how the Nittany Lions closed it out. It wasn’t lost on anyone following the program that the Lions […]
Matt McGloin is not done playing football. The Scranton native and former Penn Stater was announced as the starting quarterback of the New York Guardians of the XFL. “I’m very excited to be able to […]
That most Iowa of scores — Penn State 17, Iowa 12 — is generally how these things go. Especially under the lights at Kinnick Stadium. Some thoughts from another strange, strange night in Iowa City, […]
Sean Clifford was fortunate indeed. His first snap as Penn State’s starting quarterback in a road game was basically gift-wrapped for him. Jan Johnson’s early interception against Maryland and a pair of penalties set the […]
The last play Penn State ran at Kinnick Stadium went for a touchdown. Trace McSorley’s last-second, game-winning strike to Juwan Johnson was just two years ago under the lights in Iowa City. But the Nittany […]
The situation was still sticking in James Franklin’s mind when he went to bed Monday night. So the Penn State coach chose to address it head on when he began his press conference Tuesday afternoon. […]
STATE COLLEGE — More than likely, four different running backs will continue to see the field next week for Penn State. But there’s a chance a new name could be starting. Just when it looked […]
STATE COLLEGE — On just the third snap of the game, Shaka Toney saw his opportunity. The Penn State defensive end has a reputation as a film junkie. And he could tell by the way […]
Penn State coaches badly wanted David Bell to be part of their last recruiting class. They’ll be reminded of that fact today when they look to contain the impressive true freshman wideout, whose role in […]
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