Even if Penn State hadn’t just lost a promising freshman on the offensive line, Anthony Whigan would have been a big addition to the 2019 recruiting class. But now that Nana Asiedu is officially retired […]
If it wasn’t intimidating enough walking onto the field for their college practice on Friday, Penn State’s cadre of freshman kickers had a surprise waiting for them. At the far end of the Nittany Lions’ […]
STATE COLLEGE — Brent Pry knew who the first question was going to be about. Penn State’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach was waiting for someone to ask him about Manny Bowen. “Manny who?” Pry […]
Penn State debuted Thursday at No. 9 in the preseason coaches poll. If the Nittany Lions are going to maintain that and post their third straight top-10 finish, it’s going to require some heavy lifting […]
It took a few extra days, but Penn State’s annual Lasch Bash recruiting event yielded another commitment. Fresh off of a weekend visit to State College, Baltimore offensive lineman Zachary Franks pledged to the Nittany […]
In an opening monologue of nearly six minutes previewing his 2018 team, James Franklin used the phrase “question mark(s)” six times. The Penn State coach and his players can now start providing some answers. Training […]
Being a college football coach means it’s never too early to start thinking about your quarterback competition for the 2022 season. On Wednesday, the future of James Franklin’s quarterback room at Penn State got more […]
Last July’s Lasch Bash — Penn State’s annual major summer recruiting weekend — was about instant gratification. This year’s event leaned more toward the future for the 2019 signing class and beyond. The 2017 Bash […]
In his 15-minute allotment at the podium at Big Ten Media Days on Monday, James Franklin fielded three questions before his time was up. One of them happened to be about the growing buzz around […]
Ja’Juan Seider had already landed a commitment from John Dunmore once before. The second time may have been even tougher. But Seider, Penn State’s newest assistant coach, was hired in part to help the Nittany […]
When asked who was working a summer job, Kyle Vasey was one of several Penn State players to raise his hand. Singled out by Nittany Lions coach James Franklin, Vasey — a Wallenpaupack grad and […]
Penn State’s 2018 roster is projected to have 11 scholarship players who played high school ball in Virginia. And there may be even more in 2019, even after losing co-captains Trace McSorley and Nick Scott. […]
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