The 2025 Penn State football season and the short (but sweet) Terry Smith era is officially in the books, and we now turn our full attention to the Matt Campbell era. Jared and I (Tim) break it all down for you beginning around 3:30 PM EST.
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Fourth quarter let’s goooooooooooooooooo!
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Onto the second half!
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We’re a quarter of the way through the action!
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Penn State takes on the Clemson Tigers at 12:00 ET on ABC, come hang out with us while we watch!
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It wasn’t long ago these teams were starting the season in the top 5 with national title hopes. It’s not the ending we were hoping for, but it’s one last time to watch the 2025 Nittany Lions. Let’s hope for a fun game in the snow with the good guys in blue and white coming […]
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Folks, instead of doing an individual post for each player that opts out of the Pinstripe Bowl, we’ll be updating this post instead. OL Nick Dawkins, OL Drew Shelton, OL Nolan Rucci, and TE Khalil Dinkins (12/26/25) We can add for more opt outs to the list as Terry Smith announced Friday that Dawkins, Shelton, […]
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The Lions clinched a bowl berth against Rutgers in the last game of the season, and now take on another underperforming team in the Clemson Tigers in the Pinstripe Bowl. How does the staff see this one playing out? Lando This will be a battle of two teams devoid of many of their impact players. […]
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Two preseason top-5 teams look to end a disappointing season on a positive note. Penn State (6-6) vs. Clemson (7-5) Kickoff: Noon, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY The Betting Line: Penn State +3.5 (Fanduel) TV: ABC, Noon, Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline) Weather: A cold and cloudy day with a high of 32 and slight chance […]
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THE SKINNY Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 215 poundsHometown/High School: Sidney, NE (Sidney High School)Ranking: ★★★ (0.8689 247Sports)Notable Offers: Iowa State, Minnesota HIGHLIGHTS OUTLOOK Kaiser is the latest player in a slew of Midwest prospects following Matt Campbell to Penn State. He officially received an offer from the Nittany Lions on December 24 and committed the same day […]
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Happy holidays BSD! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus, Happy Boxing Day, and Happy any other holiday I may have missed! From us here at the masthead to all of you and yours, we hope that you enjoy your holidays! Be well!
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Matt Campbell and Penn State added to their 2026 class earlier tonight, landing commitments from two former Iowa State signees: OT Mason Bandhauer and OT Pete Eglitis. Bandhauer is an Iowa State legacy — his father being former Iowa State QB Todd Bandhauer — who made the call for the Cyclones in October 2024, spurning […]
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Well, this is not exactly the coaching news we were hoping to read. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, current Penn State defensive end coach Deion Barnes is headed to South Carolina, where he will coach the defensive ends and outside linebackers. Considering the fact that Matt Campbell did not bring in his own defensive end […]
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We’ve got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re gonna hear about them! With today being the Seinfeld-created holiday of Festivus, we here at BSD per annual tradition, have some grievances of our own that we need to air out. As always, feel free to air your own grievances in the comments […]
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Alex Tatsch will not play in the Pinstripe Bowl due to injury. Penn State’s Pinstripe Bowl uniforms will feature the white collars on the jersey. Guy Gadowsky talked about bringing his club players up to D1 hockey when he came to Penn State. Former Penn State goaltender Arsenii Sergeev made 52 saves in his AHL […]
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Layton Von Brandt Names Penn State in Top Eight Former Penn State commit Layton Von Brandt named Penn State in his top eight as the Nittany Lions try to pursue him again: It will still be a bit of an uphill battle for the Nittany Lions to land the elite 2027 offensive lineman, but there […]
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Here’s a list of the current Nittany Lions in the NFL listed by 53-man roster: *Just a reminder that again this season, I will not include players like Juwan Johnson and KeAndre Lambert-Smith that did not finish their college career at Penn State* Arizona Cardinals: Blake Gillikin, PJ Mustipher Atlanta Falcons: Arnold Ebiketie Baltimore Ravens: […]
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Here’s a story you don’t see very often: Penn State’s baseball team has landed a top-notch recruiting prospect. Genei Sato, a 21-year-old right-handed pitcher at Japan’s Sendai University, who boasts up to a 99 mph fastball, will transfer to Penn State in February with the intent of playing for the Nittany Lions in 2027 and […]
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Penn State gets better and better. No surprise that they continue to win and win. Penn State 46, North Dakota State 0 The Day 1 Journeymen Collegiate Duals schedule lined up like this: As we head into the bout-by-bouts, for reference, here are the bout results of Stanford 25, NDSU 15 from Wrestlestat: 125 #2 […]
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The first round of the College Football Playoffs is in the books, with the following results: What are some of your thoughts on the first round games? I was disheartened to see both Group of 5 teams get blown out. JMU did make the final score at least look competitive, but still lost by 17. […]
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Penn State suffered arguably its most embarrassing loss of the season to date, an 80-46 listless blowout against Pitt. Pitt made five of its first eight three-pointers and raced out to an early 15-6 lead in the first six minutes. Penn State was ice cold, making just two of its first 11 field goals. Freddie […]
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Penn State men’s basketball has a fun in-state rivalry game slated for a sleepy Sunday afternoon. The Nittany Lions are set to take on Pitt at the GIANT Center in Hershey, with the game tipping off at noon on the Big Ten Network. As always, open thread rules apply. No politics, religion, illegal streams, or […]
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The transfer portal doesn’t open until January 2nd, but a number of players have put out statements outlining their intentions to enter it when they are able. Well, you can add Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht to that list, as the Cyclone QB released a statement earlier today announcing he’ll be entering the portal in […]
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The first game of the Playoffs was last night, but the other three are on tap today. We’ve got: Oh and just for fun, we’ve also got the FCS semfinals going on: What a fun-filled day of football! Hang out with us while we watch!
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Penn State got humbled on the road against Indiana, then nearly pulled the upset against Michigan State back home. They played exactly like a young team would, with high highs and low lows. Now, they get to face a much easier opponent in the Pitt Panthers, who have already lost to the likes of Quinnipiac […]
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