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Gavin McKenna gives Penn State 1 of the most hyped recruits ever, not just in hockey
Two days after 17-year-old hockey star Gavin McKenna announced his intentions to play for Penn State in the fall, the school confirmed the news via press release. “His arrival to Hockey Valley is extremely significant not only to our hockey program, but to Penn State athletics and to college hockey...
Top 2026 NHL draft prospect Gavin McKenna says he’s committing to Penn State
Gavin McKenna said he is committing to Penn State, leaving the Canadian Hockey League for the U.S. college ranks in a long-anticipated decision by one of the sport’s most anticipated prospects since Connor McDavid. McKenna’s jump highlights how much the junior developmental hockey landscape has changed in North America since...
Report: Gavin McKenna, hockey’s top prospect, to play at Penn State
Gavin McKenna, the surefire No. 1 pick in next June’s NHL Draft, will play college hockey for Penn State next season, according to reports. McKenna, who had 41 goals and 129 points in 56 games as a 17-year-old with Medicine Hat of the Western Hockey League last season, reportedly was...
With time, Penn State QB Drew Allar shaking off mistakes from playoff loss
Drew Allar spent the night of Jan. 19 in his bedroom, glued to what was unfolding on the TV in front of him. Allar, 10 days removed from ultimate heartbreak, was trying to multitask with some schoolwork. But his eyes were focused on the national championship game between Notre Dame...
Rating Penn State’s top 10 quarterbacks from the past 25 years
Twenty-five years into the 21st century, the Centre Daily Times put together a panel of Penn State beat writers to determine the Nittany Lions’ top 10 quarterbacks since 2000. That panel is made up of Neil Rudel (Altoona Mirror), Rich Scarcella (Reading Eagle), Audrey Snyder (The Nittany Dispatch), Mark Brennan...
EA’s College Football 26: Penn State’s Nick Singleton, Drew Allar among highest-rated players
EA Sports College Football 26 is set to come out this month, and multiple Penn State stars are ranked highly in the latest edition of the popular video game. Drew Allar, Nick Singleton and four more Nittany Lions received grades of 90 or above (out of 100) and were ranked...
Pitt, Penn State players selected for Walter Camp Preseason All-America teams
The Walter Camp Football Foundation released its preseason All-America teams Tuesday. Penn State’s Nick Singleton, Zane Durant and Olaivavega Ioane, along with Pitt’s Kyle Louis, were selected. Singleton earned first-team offense honors at running back, while Durant made first-team defense as a defensive lineman. Louis joined Durant on first-team defense...
Penn State running back Nick Singleton grinding to reach goals
Nick Singleton’s phone wallpaper reads like a calendar. Monday through Sunday, all planned out. The catch? It’s the same activity every day: grind. He keeps the word plastered in front of him as a reminder of what it takes to reach his goals in 2025 and beyond. Those include earning...
Penn State women’s volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley to receive Jimmy V award
Penn State women’s volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley is the recipient of the 2025 Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, ESPN and the Jimmy V Foundation announced Monday. Schumacher-Cawley revealed in October that she had breast cancer, but the diagnosis did not stop her from reaching the pinnacle of college sports. She...
Penn State gets commitment from 4-star in-state defensive end, 3-star tackle
It’s been a bit of a roller coaster this week for Penn State recruiting, but some more good news for the Nittany Lions came Friday afternoon. Four-star Malvern Prep defensive end Jackson Ford and three-star offensive tackle Jack Fuchs from Tennessee committed to Penn State. Ford’s other finalists were Ohio...
Penn State 4-star quarterback commit flips to Auburn
After a winding journey that led to a cherished April commitment, things have changed once again for a top Penn State recruit. Four-star Nazareth quarterback Peyton Falzone flipped his commitment from the Nittany Lions to Auburn on Thursday. At 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, Falzone is the nation’s No. 18 quarterback...
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 2026Video
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 recruitVideo
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...
