Penn State’s secondary added more reinforcements with a commitment from former Iowa State safety Jamison Patton late Monday morning. Patton started the first nine games of the 2025 season until an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. He posted 48 tackles and two interceptions in his first season as a starter. The […]
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Wide receiver Chase Sowell has spent time on three different college campuses during his career, including the past season at Iowa State. He’ll now finish his career with former coach Matt Campbell at Penn State. The Cyclones’ leader in receptions in 2025 will now be part of a new-look passing attack at Penn State. Sowell […]
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With the transfer portal open, and with a new head coach, the Iowa State to Penn State diaspora is in full swing. Penn State has accepted the transfers of 15 former Cyclones, all of whom followed their head coach Matt Campbell to his new digs, turning Penn State into Iowa State East. This does appear […]
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Transfer No. 15 is in from the Cyclones: rising redshirt sophomore DT Alijah Carnell. Carnell played at high school football powerhouse Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas before signing with Iowa State in the 2024 recruiting class. After a redshirt, the 6-foot-5, 290-pound Carnell broke into the defensive line rotation for the Cyclones in 2025, seeing […]
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Running list of those who are leaving Penn State. Here’s the post for those who are confirmed as staying at Penn State. CB Kenny Woseley (1/4/26) LB Amare Campbell (1/4/26) TE Andrew Olesh (1/3/26) DT Owen Wafle (1/3/26) TE Matt Henderson (1/3/26) LB Dakaari Nelson (1/3/26) S Antoine Belgrave-Shorter (1/3/26) QB Jaxon Smolik (1/2/26) RB […]
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Alright, we already have a post tracking players that are entering the portal, but it seems like we’ll need a post that tracks Penn State players who are staying in Happy Valley. That will be this post. OT Malachi Goodman (1/4/26) DT Ty Blanding (1/4/26) CB Zion Tracy (1/3/26) CB Jahmir Joseph (1/3/26) DE Mason […]
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Penn State adds another former Iowa State player to the roster, wide receiver Karon Brookins. After Matt Campbell officially took the Penn State job, Brookins was one of the first players who announced they’d be entering the transfer portal. After having visited over the weekend, the former Cyclone receiver is now a Nittany Lion. Brookins […]
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No. 8 Penn State finished out its non-conference schedule with a 7-3 win over RIT on Sunday evening, avenging the 1-0 loss from last night. Jarod Crespo became the first Penn State defenseman to record a hat trick, and the top line finally cracked the score sheet after a long slump. First Period Aiden Fink […]
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Another one! The ISU-PSU pipeline is flowing as former Iowa State linebacker Kooper Ebel has announced he will rejoin Matt Campbell at Penn State, becoming the 13th Cyclone to do so. Like his former-and-once-again-current teammate Caleb Bacon, Ebel is a throwback linebacker. He’s massive for the position, coming in at 6-foot-4, 235 pounds, and he […]
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Make it 12 Iowa State transfers for Matt Campbell and Penn State, as former Cyclone offensive lineman Trevor Buhr joins the express to Happy Valley. Buhr is a 6-foot-4, 325-pound rising redshirt junior that’s played mostly as the starting left guard for the Cyclones for the last two seasons. He played 583 snaps in 2024 […]
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The Iowa State to Penn State connection keeps on rolling as former Iowa State linebacker Cael Brezina has announced he will rejoin Matt Campbell at Penn State. With 2 years of eligibility remaining, Cael is listed as the #12 overall linebacker in the transfer portal, and a 3-star prospect. In 2024, as a true freshman, […]
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Penn State’s busy day in the transfer portal continues as former Iowa State offensive tackle Kuol Kuol announced his commitment to Penn State. Kuol Kuol was a 247Sports four-star offensive tackle from Dayton, Ohio in the 2025 recruiting class. He enrolled at Iowa State around 250 pounds, and spent his redshirt season adding weight, now […]
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Penn State’s backfield lost two of its most prolific rushers ever with the graduations of Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton. The new look running back room will have one known face to first-year coach Matt Campbell as Carson Hansen has joined the list of Ames-to-State College transfers. Hansen played three years for Iowa State, starting […]
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Penn State has landed another former Cyclone, and this time, it’s linebacker Caleb Bacon. Bacon is a former walk-on who quickly earned his keep in Ames. He became a starter for the Cyclones as a sophomore in 2023, putting up 60 tackles, 3 sacks, and 6.5 TFLs. His 2024 season was lost after one quarter […]
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Wide receiver is one of the spots of greatest need on Penn State’s roster, so what better way to fill that need than by Matt Campbell bringing in his speediest, most productive wideout from Iowa State? Brett Eskildsen led the way in receiving yards for the Cyclones in 2025, with 526 of them on 30 […]
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What’s better than landing Rocco Becht through the transfer portal? Landing his backup quarterback, as well! Alex Manske will arrive at Penn State after playing his freshman year at Iowa State, where he played in three games, going 4-for-5 passing for 28 yards and rushing seven times for 33 yards. The Iowa native was a […]
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Matt Campbell has his quarterback. Again. Former Iowa State QB Rocco Becht made it official Sunday afternoon that he’s headed to Penn State for his final year of college football. The Florida native announced he was leaving Ames in December before an official transfer portal entry on January 2. He was a three-year starter under […]
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After his teammate Benjamin Brahmer chose the Nittany Lions on Saturday, rising fifth-year senior Gabe Burkle also selected the Blue and White as his transfer portal destination. The 6’6” tight end from Cedar Rapids, Iowa had his first significant action as a redshirt sophomore in 2024, catching 26 passes for 296 yards. 24 of those […]
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Penn State’s defensive backfield received another boost with a commitment from former Iowa State safety Marcus Neal: Neal had 77 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and two interceptions in the 2025 season, his first year as a full-time starter. He was named third team All-Big 12 for his effort this season. […]
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It’s been a whirlwind of a couple days for Penn State since the transfer portal officially opened. In previous years, we knew the Nittany Lions were looking at a 5-10 man portal class, usually concentrated on certain positions. This year, not so much that at all. Penn State’s transfer portal class will pretty easily be […]
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Penn State picked up its second Iowa State transfer of the day with offensive lineman Will Tompkins making the call for the Nittany Lions earlier tonight: Tomkins did not play in the 2025 season and will have four years of eligibility remaining. The Cedar Falls, Iowa native was a composite three-star in the 2025 class […]
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Jakub Krbecek had all the answers, stopping all 44 Penn State shots in the Nittany Lions’ 1-0 loss to RIT on Saturday night. Penn State was shut out for the second time this season and struggled to overcome RIT’s tight checking all night long. First Period Penn State controlled the early portion of the first […]
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Penn State men’s basketball (9-5, 0-3 Big Ten) fell to No. 20 Illinois (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten) 73-65 Saturday afternoon at the Palestra in Philadelphia. The Nittany Lions played hard and went on plenty of well-timed runs, but they were ultimately out-shot by Illinois in the end. While neither team played an especially good offensive […]
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The Nittany Lions begin 2026, and their three-game stretch of ranked opponents tonight against 20th ranked Illinois. The game will take place in the legendary Palestra, and be televised on BTN at 7:00 PM. If you haven’t done so already, check out our preview. As always, the usual open thread rules apply: Don’t link to any […]
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One of the top tight ends in the transfer portal is officially heading to Happy Valley. Former Iowa State tight end Benjamin Brahmer announced today that he’s reuniting with Matt Campbell at Penn State. He has one year of NCAA eligibility remaining. Brahmer had a monster junior year in 2025 after his sophomore year was […]
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