First, let’s acknowledge the need to denote this as the men’s wrestling storylines. That’s because women’s wrestling has been added as the 91st NCAA championship sport. What an accomplishment for the wrestling community and hopefully there will be many more programs to come, including one for Penn State. On to business… Penn State Storylines The […]
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Women’s Soccer (9-7-3) Following its early exit from the Big Ten Tournament, the women’s soccer team was selected for the NCAA Tournament for the 31st straight season. Penn State will face Army at home on Saturday (5pm on ESPN+) in the first round. The winner will then face the winner of the first round game […]
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The Nittany Lions and Spartans are both seeking their first conference win while battling for the Land Grant Trophy. Penn State (3-6, 0-6) vs. Michigan State (3-6, 0-6) Kickoff: 3:30 p.m., Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI The Betting Line: Penn State -7.5 TV: CBS, 3:30 p.m., Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline) Weather: A high of […]
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The Who Alright cats and kittens, here’s your roster and 2025-2026 schedule for your defending NCAA National Champs. This roster is loaded with talented wrestlers and listing all the accolades of these guys would require a separate post for each of them so here’s the abridged version of who we’ll see on the mat this […]
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This is very late, so I’m very sorry – let’s get these questions in fast!
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As the title says, we’ll be previewing the Michigan State game and then talking over the coaching search with news on Eli Drinkwitz, Jeff Brohm, and Brian Daboll. We’ll be live at 7 p.m. EST.
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Cael Sanderson met with the media yesterday, and BSD’s Nat Rasmussen was there to record and inquire: Coach Cael opened the event with: Yeah, I don’t really have anything. We’re just like every year, we’re excited to get going. Have all the confidence in the world in our staff and the student athletes in our […]
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39 Penn State players had at least one snap in Saturday’s heartbreaking 27-24 loss to Indiana. NOTE: Season totals in parentheses Offense: 66 snaps (590) Quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer: 66 (225) Running Backs Nicholas Singleton: 36 (287)Kaytron Allen: 33 (309) Wide Receivers Trebor Peña: 40 (389)Kyron Hudson: 38 (429)Devonte Ross: 23 (275)Koby Howard: 22 (60)Tyseer Denmark: […]
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Penn State is 3-6 on the season, with several heartbreaking losses during their current 6-game skid. But according to many advanced metrics, the Lions are actually a good (not great) team. In order to “guarantee” a bowl game, the Lions must go 6-6 on the season. Bowls are typically reserved for teams that have at […]
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Four-star running back Messiah Mickens, who’s battled through injury his senior season, had a solid game in Harrisburg’s (PA) PIAA 6A District III quarterfinal win over Central Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA). Mickens rushed for 58 yards on 11 carries and scored once in the 21-9 victory. He also added a 15-yard reception via a slick one-handed […]
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Penn St. Nittany Lions (3-6; 0-6 Big Ten) vs Michigan St. Spartans (3-6; 0-6 Big Ten) 3:30 p.m. ET, November 15—CBS Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 75,005 / East Lansing, MI) Tableizer using codebeautify.org Penn State Value (Nat’l Rank) Value (Nat’l Rank) MIchigan State Advantage Rushing Offense (ypg) 151.0 (78) 144.3 (T – 66) Rushing Defense (ypg) […]
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Welcome back to our weekly series tracking some of the bowl/CFP picks for Penn State football following each game, This season, we will follow ESPN, Yahoo, College Football News, and CBS Sports, with occasional bonus picks from other publications. Yahoo Sports/College Football News: Bowl/CFP Seed: Pinstripe Bowl is possible Location: N/A Date: N/A Opponent: N/A […]
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The Penn State Nittany Lions embarked on their third game of the season, on Veterans Day against Navy. The Midshipmen, projected by some to win the Patriot League, was poised to be come a good test for a young Lion squad looking to gel early. Early on, it certainly looked like that would be the […]
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The Nittany Lions face Navy in the friendly confines of the BJC. The Midshipmen are coached by Jon Perry, who replaced former Penn State head coach Ed DeChellis. The game is televised on BTN at 6:30 PM. If you haven’t done so already, check out our preview. As always, the usual open thread rules apply: Don’t […]
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After the Lions’ first dual of last season, on November 19, 2024, I wrote the following: Despite Penn State’s record-breaking performances last year, it’s looking and feeling like this season will provide even more fireworks. This 2025 lineup is so good and broad that extreme records such as 2001 Minnesota’s 10 All-Americans or the shared […]
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The men’s hockey team fell to No. 5 after dropping both games to Michigan State. What went wrong for Penn State hockey against Michigan State. Women’s hockey is off to a hot start, but a tough five-game stretch is on the horizon. Women’s volleyball moved up a spot in the AVCA Poll. How improbable was […]
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Following Saturday’s 87-43 demolition of New Haven on the road, Penn State basketball returns to the Bryce Jordan Center to take on the Navy Midshipmen. How to Watch Who: Navy MidshipmenWhen: Tuesday, November 11Where: Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PATime: 6:30pmTV: Big Ten NetworkRadio: Penn State Sports Network Scouting the Opposition Jon Perry is in […]
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Matt Sieg Visits Notre Dame Four-star 2026 safety Matt Sieg visited Notre Dame over the weekend, and the Irish made a strong pitch for him: The way things are trending, it is only a matter of time before Sieg flips. He is still committed to Penn State, but Notre Dame has eaten our lunch in […]
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1. Saturday was a super weird day. I, for the most part, have basically had my guard up since the UCLA loss. I didn’t think I could be affected by a loss the rest of the season. 2. Northwestern didn’t bother me. I had tickets to the game and was outside tailgating and decided to […]
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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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Maybe you’ve heard that Penn State Wrestling is good. Really good. Record-settingly good. Again. And they are expected to dominate again this season. You’d really like to check it out, but you didn’t wrestle and have no idea how it works. It doesn’t look anything like that male-targeted soap opera where people leap from turnbuckles […]
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Hello there and welcome to the Big Ten Power Rankings! Each week we’ll rank how the teams across the conference are playing, in the hopes of seeing just who is a contender, and who is a pretender over the course of the season. The rules are few, but resolute: Teams are ranked by how they’re […]
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It was a notable week in the Big Ten with a key upset and a couple of near upsets around the league. There are three weeks of regular season remaining, but let’s take a look at the happenings from this past weekend. Best Win of the Week: Wisconsin earns its first It’s been a miserable […]
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Nicholas Singleton’s career is not ending the way that anyone envisioned it. Certainly not Singleton himself, who returned for his final year of eligibility with eyes on a title and the school’s record book. On Saturday, he moved into hallowed ground in that book in Penn State’s 27-24 loss to No. 2 Indiana, earning BSD […]
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Penn State is 3-6 after suffering its latest heartbreaking loss of the season, this time to #2 Indiana who the Lions had on the ropes only to give up a late score after a hard fought game. Sound familiar? Let’s take a quick look at Penn State’s 6 losses this season and see if we […]
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