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Penn State safety makes big step at pro day; Carter, Warren don’t participate
STATE COLLEGE — Kevin Winston Jr. didn’t have much left to prove to NFL teams, even after playing just one full game as a junior at Penn State. The 6-foot-11⁄2, 215-pound safety has been solidly projected in the second round for next month’s NFL Draft in Green Bay. Coach James...
‘It’s really all of it’: Penn State QB Drew Allar can improve in all areas this spring
What is James Franklin’s checklist for his veteran quarterback this spring? Drew Allar, entering his fourth season at Penn State and his third as the starter, is coming off a season in which he threw for 3,327 yards and 24 touchdowns against only eight interceptions. Allar threw for 391 yards...
Penn State’s Blue-White Game to continue, follow scrimmage format
STATE COLLEGE — Despite a nationwide trend of major college programs canceling spring games, often citing the length of the 2024 season, Penn State has no plans of doing so — both for this year and in the future. The annual Blue-White Game is set for 2 p.m. April 26...
Imani Christian’s David Davis commits to Penn State
Imani Christian is among the WPIAL’s smallest schools, but Penn State has landed a big football recruit from there two years in a row. David Davis, a highly recruited junior, committed Tuesday to the Nittany Lions. The 6-foot, 190-pound defensive back shared a top-six list in January that included Penn...
Linebacker Tony Rojas among Penn State players sidelined at start of spring camp
James Franklin met with reporters ahead of Penn State ‘s spring camp opening on Tuesday. Franklin addressed several key items, including injury updates for a few Nittany Lions. Penn State linebacker Tony Rojas, offensive tackle Anthony Donkoh and tight end Andrew Rappleyea will not be “fully available” at the start...
Robert Morris’ Amarion Dickerson, Duquesne’s Kareem Rozier among area players to enter transfer portal
It took a full season, capped by a spectacular performance last week in the NCAA Tournament, for Amarion Dickerson to make his mark on the local sports scene. It took the Robert Morris basketball star barely any time at all to say his goodbyes. Dickerson, a 6-foot-7 small forward, who...
After making history, Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci wants legacy to go beyond wins
PHILADELPHIA — For 10 minutes straight Saturday night, Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci downplayed his history-making fifth NCAA title the way an NBA All-Star might dismiss winning a pickup game. Minutes after the final bout of Starocci’s collegiate career, an NCAA official introduced him at a news conference as the...
Penn State, Carter Starocci celebrate titles, Gable Steveson upset at NCAA wrestling
PHILADELPHIA — Penn State’s Carter Starocci won an unprecedented fifth national title and Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson stunned Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson in the heavyweight final Saturday night at the NCAA men’s wrestling championships with President Donald Trump in attendance. Hendrickson, a transfer from Air Force, trailed in the...
Penn State nears 4th straight national title as all 10 wrestlers earn All-American honors
PHILADELPHIA — Penn State is closing in on its fourth straight Division I men’s wrestling championship and its 12th in 14 years under coach Cael Sanderson. All 10 Penn State wrestlers earned All-American status Friday. The Nittany Lions join Minnesota’s 2001 squad as the only teams to have that many...
Penn State goes 20-0, Mt. Lebanon’s Stout brothers square off on 1st day of NCAA wrestling
Three-time defending national champion Penn State went 20-0 and a pair of brothers from Mt. Lebanon stole the show on the first day of the NCAA wrestling championships Thursday in Philadelphia. The undefeated day for the Nittany Lions included the 100th career victory for 174-pounder Carter Starocci, an 18-2 technical...
Will Penn State’s backup QB battle be decided by the end of April?
Drew Allar is Penn State’s starting quarterback. He is the unquestioned leader of Andy Kotelnicki’s offense, a potential early-round draft pick in 2026 who threw for 3,327 yards and 24 touchdowns in 16 games a year ago. Allar’s backup? The answer to that question is a bit unclear when it...
Penn State Board of Trustees approves new name for Beaver Stadium
After receiving a $50 million gift to assist in a stadium renovation project, the Penn State Board of Trustees on Monday approved the naming of the field at Beaver Stadium as West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. The gift from Werzyn family and West Shore Home will help fund...
Penn State wrestling wins 3rd straight Big Ten title — 9th under head coach Cael Sanderson
For the third straight year, Penn State wrestling has won a Big Ten team title. The Nittany Lions clinched the conference championship Sunday night during the finals of the two-day tournament in Evanston, Illinois. Penn State’s conference title is its ninth under head coach Cael Sanderson and came with a...
D’Marco Dunn scores 25, Penn State beats No. 12 Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — D’Marco Dunn had 25 points, and Yanic Konan Niederhauser added 15 points and 11 rebounds as Penn State rallied in the second half for an 86-75 victory over No. 12 Wisconsin on Saturday, preventing the Badgers from clinching a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament. Wisconsin...
Penn State hones physical development of QB Drew Allar
STATE COLLEGE — There’s little doubt one of the biggest keys to Penn State’s 2025 season lies in senior quarterback Drew Allar. The Medina, Ohio, native took a step forward in his second year as a starter last season, especially as a vocal leader and a runner out of the...
Ex-Penn State safety Jaylen Reed receives high praise for NFL Combine performance
Jaylen Reed appeared to surprise himself when he ran a solid 4.49-second 40-yard dash on Friday at the NFL Combine. Well, he’s apparently not the only one who came away impressed. Around the NFL’s Nick Shook declared Reed an All-Combine Defensive Team standout from his on-field workouts at Lucas Oil...
No. 16 Maryland beats Penn State 68-64 to inch closer to double bye in Big Ten tourneyVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Derik Queen had 23 points, Ja’kobi Gillespie scored 19 and No. 16 Maryland beat Penn State, 68-64, on Saturday. The Terps inched closer to a top-four seed and a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament. Selton Miguel added 17 points for the Terrapins (22-7, 12-6 Big...
Penn State star DE Abdul Carter dealing with foot injury that may impact his ranking as No. 1 overall pick
INDIANAPOLIS — Penn State star defensive end Abdul Carter already wasn’t planning to work out at the NFL Combine because of a shoulder injury he suffered in the College Football Playoffs. A foot injury revealed Wednesday night apparently won’t derail his plans to attend his school’s pro day. Nor, according...
Indiana pulls away late to beat Penn State
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Oumar Ballo had 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, Myles Rice scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and Indiana beat Penn State, 83-78, on Wednesday night. Trey Galloway made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions and Anthony Leal capped the 8-0 run with...
Former Penn State QB Trace McSorley joins James Franklin’s staff as assistant
Penn State great Trace McSorley is back with the Nittany Lions’ football program. News about a possible PSU-McSorley reunion first surfaced over the weekend, via Onward State and The Daily Collegian, and the former Lions starting quarterback is officially listed as a football offensive assistant in the Penn State directory....
Penn State AD Pat Kraft ‘all-in’ on winning CFP national championship
Penn State football has gone all-in this offseason, positioning the Nittany Lions as one of the favorites to win the national title — and athletic director Pat Kraft is a big reason why. Kraft, speaking to the media Monday, made it clear he’s committed to doing what it takes to...
Stan Drayton on coaching Penn State’s star runners and ‘identifying their weaknesses’Video
UNIVERSITY PARK — Stan Drayton, Penn State’s new running backs coach, has worked with some serious talent during his 32 years as a coach. Drayton helped mold Brian Westbrook at Villanova, Zeke Elliott at Ohio State and Bijan Robinson at Texas. At the pro level, Drayton worked with Chicago’s Matt...
Yanic Konan Niederhauser scores 24 points as Penn State defeats Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 24 points, Penn State had a dominant 17-minute stretch in the middle of the game, and the Nittany Lions defeated Minnesota, 69-60, on Saturday. The Gophers led 24-15 after Lu’Cye Patterson’s 3-pointer with nine minutes remaining in the first half, but they managed just...
Konan Niederhauser, Hicks each score 19 and Penn State routs Nebraska to end 7-game skidVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Yanic Konan Niederhauser and Zach Hicks each scored 19 points, D’Marco Dunn added 17 and Penn State routed Nebraska 89-72 on Wednesday night to end a seven-game losing streak. Penn State (14-13, 4-12 Big Ten) won its first game since topping Rutgers 80-72 on Jan. 20. That...
Notre Dame hires Ja’Juan Seider away from Penn State to coach running backsVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame hired running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider away from Penn State to do the same job for the Irish, coach Marcus Freeman announced Tuesday. Seider had been the Nittany Lions’ running backs coach since 2018 and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2022 and assistant...
