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Swiss center becomes 1st Penn State player ever picked in 1st round of NBA Draft
With the 30th and final pick of Round 1 of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Penn State center Yanic Konan Niederhauser. The 6-foot-11 native of Switzerland is the first first-round pick from Penn State. Niederhauser improved his draft stock with a big combine. He...
4-star tight end commits to Penn State after long recruiting drought
Four-star tight end Pierce Petersohn of Triton High School in Minnesota committed to Penn State on Wednesday. The 6-foot-5 athlete plays quarterback currently, but with his basketball background, he projects well to tight end at the next level. The 247Sports Composite has him as the third-best player in Minnesota and...
Linebacker U in transition: Central Catholic grad Anthony Speca among expected breakout players for Penn State
Penn State’s linebacker room is “one of the weirdest” position groups in the country, according to assistant coach Dan Connor. Why? We’ll let him explain. “We have a brand new coordinator, and there’s no solidified starters,” Connor said. “There’s not, in my mind, a solidified starter at any position. Guys...
Penn State to rely on young, inexperienced group of defensive tackles
Penn State’s defensive tackle room — although veteran and built for it — took on an extremely heavy workload in 2024. Dvon J-Thomas, Coziah Izzard and Zane Durant combined for 1,571 snaps, a large portion coming through the four-game postseason stretch because of Hakeem Beamon’s surprise departure and Alonzo Ford...
Who will replace Drew Allar behind center at Penn State in 2026?
Drew Allar could have left early for the 2025 NFL Draft. Many pegged Penn State’s quarterback as a first-rounder, some as high as a top-10 pick. Instead, Allar decided to return for one more season to continue to develop and headline Penn State’s national title push. But Allar will certainly...
4-star LB commits to Penn State’s top-10 Class of 2026
After a couple of quiet weeks on the recruiting trail, Penn State is back on the board amid its official visits. Four-star defender Elijah Littlejohn committed to the Nittany Lions on Monday, boosting the 2026 class to 20 members. Out of West Charlotte High School in North Carolina, he’s the...
Penn State football’s WPIAL players discuss hopes for next season at Fox Chapel event
Penn State redshirt senior tight end Khalil Dinkins felt prepared when the Nittany Lions reached college football’s biggest stage last season. How Penn State has prepared this summer since reaching the semifinals of the first 12-team College Football Playoff last season hasn’t felt much different to Dinkins. The 6-foot-4, 235-pound...
On Sports: Pirates’ top prospect earns quick promotion; Pitt gets touted 4-star RB recruit
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ top hitting prospect is on an impressive fast track, Pitt football gets a big recruiting win, James Franklin throws his proverbial 2 cents in on the College Football Playoff selection format and a prominent Steelers player makes a life decision. All in a Monday morning edition of...
What the House vs. NCAA settlement means for Penn State
College athletes are going to get paid directly by their universities for the first time after a federal judge granted final approval of the House vs. NCAA settlement Friday. The settlement, which resolves three antitrust cases, establishes a new revenue-sharing model that acts as a salary cap. The model allows...
Where does Penn State go after losing potential starter at DE?
STATE COLLEGE — James Franklin and defensive line coach Deion Barnes were understandably solemn when discussing the impact of losing redshirt freshman defensive end Max Granville to a “long-term” injury. Not only was he poised to be a top two or three contributor at his position for a team with...
Aaron Donald, ‘Ironhead’ Heyward top list of NFF College Hall of Fame nominees
Penn Hills native Aaron Donald and late star running back Craig “Ironhead” Heyward of Pitt headline more than a dozen former college football players with Western Pennsylvania ties who received nominations for the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame. The NFF Honors Court will consider 79 players and...
Penn State to host Oregon in annual White Out game
There will be a sea of white shirts entering Beaver Stadium as the sun starts to set Sept. 27. Penn State will host Oregon that night in a Big Ten showdown between national championship contenders, and the Nittany Lions announced Thursday that will be their annual White Out game in...
Hershey native named Penn State basketball’s 1st general manager
After reports surfaced earlier this month, Penn State men’s basketball has welcomed the first general manager in its program’s history. Scott Pera, a Hershey, Pennsylvania, native and 1989 Penn State Harrisburg graduate, has officially assumed the position, according to a release Tuesday. The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman first reported...
Former Penn State wide receiver Julian Fleming seriously injured in fatal ATV crash
Former Penn State football player Julian Fleming was seriously injured Friday after an ATV crash that left one person dead. Fleming, 24, was driving an ATV on Painter Lick Lane in Columbia Township, Bradford County, when it collided with a deer at about 8 p.m., according to a crash report...
Penn State men’s lacrosse falls in national semifinal to top-seeded Cornell
The Nittany Lions couldn’t keep their late-game magic rolling for a bid at a national title. Penn State men’s lacrosse lost to No. 1 seed Cornell, 11-9, in the NCAA semifinal Saturday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass. Penn State had beaten Cornell in the regular season in overtime, handing the Big...
Penn State lands commitment from 3-star cornerback
Class of 2026 cornerback Jaziel Hart committed to Penn State on Thursday afternoon. He’s a three-star prospect and the No. 44 corner nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite. Hart committed on a YouTube livestream with On3, feigning a Michigan hat before officially announcing his Penn State pledge. Hailing from the...
Penn State welcomes key transfer portal additions at wide receiver, linebacker
Penn State football officially announced a few key transfer portal acquisitions and a 2025 class signee Tuesday morning. Transfers Trebor Peña and Amare Campbell and incoming freshman Daniel Jennings were added to Penn State’s roster. Campbell (6-0, 230) comes to the Nittany Lions from North Carolina where he played two...
Is a former Belle Vernon prep star ready to claim Penn State’s No. 3 RB job in the fall?
There is more to Penn State’s running back room than returning 1,000-yard rushers Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton. A few of the Nittany Lions’ younger backs represent the future of the position. And the future could involve the next player on PennLive’s list of Penn State’s players to watch coming...
Analysis: Why Penn State has 2 quarterbacks committed in its 2026 recruiting class
Regardless of any personal thoughts — or the actual efficacy — of Drew Allar, Sean Clifford, Trace McSorley and Christian Hackenberg in their careers, one thing is certain about Penn State’s quarterback rooms under James Franklin: They’ve been incredibly stable. All of those names have been multi-year starters, with Allar...
Penn State lands highly touted 4-star WR Davion Brown
Penn State — and wide receivers coach Marques Hagans — got some massive news Monday night. Class of 2026 four-star wide receiver Davion Brown committed to the Nittany Lions, he announced on a social media post. From Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Va., Brown is the nation’s 29th-best receiver and...
Penn State’s linebacker outlook after key transfer portal addition
James Franklin — sitting at his Blue-White game press conference, staring into the cameras — could not have been clearer when discussing the need for a transfer portal linebacker. “We’re in good shape, but there’s some concerns there,” Franklin said in the Beaver Stadium media room. “We lost a guy...
Franklin Regional grad Nico Megaludis retires from wrestling
Nico Megaludis has decided to hang up his singlet. The three-time PIAA Class 3A champion at Franklin Regional finished with a 170-1 career record in high school before becoming a NCAA champion, two-time runner-up and third-place finisher at Penn State. He recently announced on Instagram that he was going to...
Penn State reportedly addresses LB depth, adds promising playmaker
Penn State emerged from spring drills looking to add depth at the linebacker position. James Franklin’s program landed an athletic one in former North Carolina Tar Heel Amare Campbell, a 6-foot, 230-pounder who is coming off an impressive 2024 campaign. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported the transfer news Tuesday night. Campbell...
3-star linebacker adds to Penn State’s 2026 recruiting class
Penn State’s 2026 recruiting class keeps on rolling. Three-star linebacker Mathieu Lamah (formerly Mathieu Kanu) committed to the Nittany Lions on Monday. He’s long been a target for the staff, visiting Happy Valley four times thus far, dating back to last November. Lamah, a three-star and the nation’s No. 42...
Coatesville 4-star linebacker Terry Wiggins commits to Penn State
Already boasting one of the nation’s best recruiting classes, Penn State got stronger in the 2026 cycle with a top in-state prospect. Coatesville linebacker Terry Wiggins committed to the Nittany Lions on Friday afternoon. He’s a four-star, the No. 9 player in Pennsylvania and the No. 26 linebacker, according to...
