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- Nittany Lions in the NFL 2026: Week 8Here’s a list of the current Nittany Lions in the NFL listed by 53-man roster. As a reminder, only players on the active roster or IR, and who finished their college career at Penn State without transferring away are included. Italicized= rookies. Arizona Cardinals: Blake Gillikin, Kalen KingAtlanta Falcons: Jahan DotsonBaltimore Ravens: Olaivavega IoaneBuffalo Bills: […]
- 25 Random Thoughts On A Penn State Victory1. We’re baaaaaaaaaaaaack. 2. Seriously, with the bye week it’s been a few weeks since I did Random Thoughts. It’s been even longer since I did Random Thoughts after a win. This is a nice change of pace. 3. Bit annoying that Penn State didn’t have a more dominant performance on the scoreboard because when […]
- Week 10 college football prediction market picks: Texas, UCLA, Penn State road testsNo. 1 Miami’s trip to Notre Dame and the final annual Alabama-LSU meeting headline a Week 10 slate with playoff and conference title hopes at stake.
- Fresh Off First Big Ten Win, Penn State Opens As Slight Underdogs vs. WashingtonIt's a trip out west on the docket for the Penn State Nittany Lions, and they head across the country as slight underdogs.
- Penn State 97, Canisius 57: Hello, Roko!A new-look Penn State hoops squad took the floor tonight, one which featured only a couple of familiar faces (Ivan Jurić and Josh Reed) from last season’s squad, which head coach Mike Rhoades described as the softest he had coached in his 30-plus years of coaching. Granted, it was only one game against a KenPom-ranked […]
- Washington Huskies Football: Demond Williams Jr. Expected to Start vs. Penn StateHealth permitting, the third-year quarterback will make his first start since Oct. 9 on Saturday against the Nittany Lions.
- WILL WILLEMS COLUMN: Purdue squanders opportunity against Penn StateJust ahead of kickoff on Saturday afternoon, everything seemed to be trending the Purdue Boilermakers way. Despite an ugly loss to Washington in their previous game, the Boilermakers had won two of three heading into the bye, and seemed to poised to challenge for bowl eligibility. Their opponent, Penn State, came limping into the game, losing four straight games and had pressure mounting ...
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- BSD MVP Purdue: Cam WallaceWell, Cam Wallace must have done a lot of right at practice this week. The oft-injured junior running back got Penn State’s first carry, drawing a bit of a surprised response from the Big Ten Network announcing team. The duo did note that Penn State coaches said Wallace would be more involved on Saturday, but […]
- Penn State has total control in all-time series with WashingtonPenn State football takes on Washington this weekend, and the team has never lost a game to the Huskies.
- Four Takeaways From Penn State’s First Big Ten Win Over PurduePenn State has finally done it. It's been over 11 months since Penn State last won a Big Ten game, but that drought ended Saturday with a 31-17 home win over Purdue. It was a dominant win for the Nittany Lions. The blue and white outgained the Boilermakers by 282 yards, had 26:54 more time …
- MMQB – I Can Has Run Game?For the first time since week 3 against Buffalo, the Penn State run game appeared to have some life in the 31-17 win over Purdue this past weekend. The team went 269 yards on 51 carries, averaging 5.3 yards per carry, with three touchdowns against the Boilermakers. During a game without their top two receivers, […]
- 5 Penn State storylines to watch ahead of Week 10 game vs. WashingtonPenn State finally snapped its four-game losing streak against Purdue. Here are five things to monitor as the team gears up for Washington.
- Penn State Runs Over Purdue 31-17 to End Four-Game Losing StreakMatt Campbell gets his first Big Ten win as the Nittany Lions rush for 269 yards at Beaver Stadium, while Purdue slips to 3-5 after its bye.
- Penn State football team’s report card vs. PurdueSTATE COLLEGE – Grading the Penn State football team on its 31-17 win over Purdue Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Quarterbacks B: Rocco Becht passed for 175 yards and one touchdown and ran for another without a turnover in a workmanlike performance. Running backs A: Penn State might have found the right 1-2 backfield combination in Cam Wallace and Carson Hansen, who combined for 231 rushing yards ...
- A NU STARTPenn State is finally on the win column. The Nittany Lions, down both Chase Sowell and Koby Howard, managed to use the run game to actually beat a Purdue team that quite a few folks thought would give Penn State problems, if not win outright. The Nittany Lions used the bye week to make adjustments […]
- Penn State’s Cam Wallace shows why it’s important to keep going [opinion]STATE COLLEGE – Cam Wallace could have left Penn State or could have quit football many times over the last few seasons. Wallace has faced hurdles that would have stopped many others, but he kept going. “People have it worse than me,” he said. “I just think about the people back home (in Mount Vernon, Georgia) who had it bad and kept going. I have people back home who are looking up to me. If ...
- Penn State Listed as Slight Underdog against WashingtonPenn State finally won its first Big Ten game of the season, taking down Purdue 31-17 on Halloween. They will have a challenge ahead of them to make it two in a row, with a trip to Washington on Saturday. The Nittany Lions are currently listed as a 1.5-point underdog against the Huskies, according to […]
- College football Flop 10: The most frightening thing Saturday? Nobody showed upNot even a shot at free tuition was enough to get fans to watch Maryland football. It wasn't much better at Oklahoma, Penn State and UCLA.
- TV and kickoff time for Penn State's road game at Washington confirmedPenn State heads to the West Coast for a Week 10 matchup with Washington.
- Penn State notes: Lions overcome absence of Chase Sowell, Koby HowardSTATE COLLEGE – Penn State overcame the absence of injured wide receivers Chase Sowell and Koby Howard to snap a four-game losing streak with a 31-17 win over Purdue Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Sowell leads the Nittany Lions with 34 catches for 510 yards and three touchdowns. He suffered an ankle injury in a 21-18 loss at Michigan two weeks ago when he caught 11 passes for a career-high 151 ...
- Minnesota 4, Penn State 3 (OT): Can’t Win Them AllPenn State led three different times on Saturday night, but LJ Mooney scored the game-winning goal 17 seconds into overtime to lift Minnesota to a 4-3 win. The Nittany Lions came out of the gates looking sharp but ran out of steam through the middle of the game and could not get the lead back. […]
- Penn State – Purdue Open ThreadThe Nittany Lions take on the Boilermakers at 4:15 ET on BTN. Let’s get it!
- Penn State fans' frustrations illustrated with rare, 'sad' sight at Beaver StadiumAs Penn State looks to snap its four-game losing skid, plenty of seats at Beaver Stadium greeted the Nittany Lions before kickoff on Saturday.