Penn State Nittany Lions
In case you’ve been living under a rock, a Nittany Lion hockey player may go first overall in the NHL draft. Following up on last week’s wrestling update, one team wrestler and several NLWC...
With college football only a couple months away, Jared and I decided to sit down and do an eight-round, draft-style selection of what we consider to be the best, most intriguing Big Ten football...
With college football only a couple months away, Jared and I decided to sit down and do an eight-round, draft-style selection of what we consider to be the best, most intriguing Big Ten football...
While last week was a lot of bad news for Penn State, things took a turn for the better on the recruiting trail in recent days. Sometimes it needs to be so over before we can be so back....
Tyshon Huff joins the Nittany Lions after three seasons at Tiffin University, a Division II program out of Tiffin, Ohio. Huff redshirted in 2023, and after appearing in one game in 2024, started...
Penn State added another defensive back to its 2027 recruiting class on Wednesday, as three-star cornerback Dhillon McGee announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions over fellow finalists SMU...
THE SKINNY Height/Weight: 6-foot-1, 175 poundsHometown/High School: DeSoto, TX (DeSoto H.S.)Ranking: ★★★ (89 Rivals — No. 54 cornerback)Notable Offers: Texas and SMU HIGHLIGHTS OUTLOOK McGee has...
Despite what the dek for today says, Caleb Brewer is another player on this week’s portion of the countdown that started on the offensive side of the ball. Brewer signed with the Nittany Lions in...
Redshirts and five years to play four seasons are no more, according to the NCAA. While the move won’t be finalized until tomorrow, the NCAA announced that moving forward, NCAA players will have...
The Auburn football team is picking up some strong recruits under new head coach Alex Golesh. Auburn beat out Penn State Tuesday for the services of four-star wide receiver Deshawn Hall, per...
Kuol Kuol II is one of many Iowa State transfers that found his way to Happy Valley following the hiring of Matt Campbell. Kuol II (Kuol is pronounced KWALL) was a three-star recruit but was rated...
The Hokies are betting big on Franklin, Pry and a massive investment to revive a program that has slipped far from its national-power peak.
There are no players wearing the number 75 at Penn State, so it’s time to reach back 75 years into the past. In 1951, Coach Rip Engle’s squad opened up on September 29th with a barn-burning 40-34...
Penn State football sustained a big College Football Recruiting loss with cornerback Zachary Gleason decommitting. But the Nittany Lions made up for it by landing a four-star linebacker Sunday....
THE SKINNY Height/Weight: 6-foot-3, 215 poundsHometown/High School: Washington, OK (Washington H.S.)Ranking: ★★★★ (92 Rivals — No. 123 player overall)Notable Offers: Kansas State, Michigan,...
Hunter Albright enrolled at Saint Francis in 2025, but did not see any game action with the team about-to-be-formerly known-as the Red Flash. He has transferred to Penn State as a walk-on, and...
While the 2027 recruiting cycle is in full swing, Penn State’s 2028 class received a boost with a commitment from New York kicker Carter Petri on Saturday: THE SKINNY Height/Weight: 6’ 1”, 185...
Owen Alicene committed to Penn State in January 2024 as a composite four-star offensive tackle from Avon, Connecticut. Unlike his teammate Malachi Goodman, Alicene was already at his current...
Malachi Goodman signed with Penn State in 2025 as a four-star offensive tackle out of Bloomfield, New Jersey. When he committed in September 2024, Goodman was 6’5” and 315 pounds, but a year in...
Penn State men’s hockey announced its 2026-27 non-conference schedule and Big Ten game weekends this afternoon: The Nittany Lions begin the regular season on October 9 and 10 against UConn and...
The 2026 Penn State women’s hockey senior class won 113 games, won four straight conference regular season and tournament championships, and made the program’s first ever Frozen Four. Last night,...
Michigan has been dominating on the college football recruiting trail. Michigan just added 4-star corner Blake Jenkins to the class, beating out Alabama, Texas, and SMU. Now, they have added a...
US News’ annual list of “Best Global Universities” is out. How did Penn State rank in the various categories? ICYMI, a Hasselbeck is headed to coach the Nittany Lions-maybe just not one of the two...
Welcome to June, where the only things we have to discuss are recruiting drama and legal battles. This week on the recruiting trail was Déjà Vu in all the wrong ways for Penn State, which had a...
We’re just 79 days until the start of the 2026 Penn State Football season! Donnie Harbour has been quietly working while he waits his turn for a role with Penn State’s offensive line. With most of...
Penn State men’s basketball received another roster boost with a commitment from St. Bonaventure transfer Dasonte Bowen earlier today: A point guard, Bowen began his college career at Iowa before...
We are back for another round of Penn State football trivia. This time, our returning champion Tim Aydin is taking on BSD staffer Brian Bennett. You can watch the episode below on YouTube or...
With spring practice in the rearview mirror and fall camp only a handful of weeks away, we begin our summer position preview series here at BSD. Today, we look at an offensive line room with a lot...
Ohio State faces seven teams in the SN preseason Top 25 this season, including four in the top 10.
We’re just 80 days away from the kickoff of the 2026 season for Penn State! Cooper Alexander will be among the many new faces for the Nittany Lions when the team takes on Marshall in week one....
We’re just 81 days until the start of a brand new season of Penn State Football! September 5 will not just be the kickoff date of the 2026 season (and start of the Matt Campbell). It will also be...
Well, it’s another day and it’s another former Penn State commit flipping his commitment elsewhere. Last week, it was three-star corners Semajay Robinson and Zachary Gleason flipping to UVA and...
Georgia football remains an SEC mainstay, but Kirby Smart’s squad is not inspiring the fear it once did. NIL and the transfer portal have resulted in more parity, which has forced top-tier...
With Spring Practice in the rearview mirror and with fall camp only a handful of weeks away, we begin our Summer position preview series here at BSD. Today, we look at the Wide Receiver room, a...
We’re a couple months away from the start of the season, but MMQB is looking ahead and pondering how the Penn State defense will look. First, the formation. D’Anton Lynn is the new defensive...
We’re just 82 days from the start of the 2026 Penn State Football season! Let’s mark the occasion by giving the spotlight to someone who quietly makes the team better – wide receiver Ethan Black....
THE SKINNY Height/Weight: 6-foot-5, 250 poundsHometown/High School: Warwick, RI (Bishop Hendricken)Ranking: ★★★★ (90 247 — No. 18 edge)Notable Offers: Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee...
We’re just 83 days from the start of a brand new season of Penn State Football! Brian Kortovich will be looking forward to taking the field when the Nittany Lions take on Marshall in week one. The...
It’s Saturday, but there’s still another 12 weeks until Penn State takes the field to kick off the 2026 season. It’s been a long time coming for Peter Gonzalez to return to the field. Gonzalez...
There is no current Nittany Lion that dons #85, so let’s take a look back at a rather unconventional period for college football. The start of the COVID Pandemic in early 2020 clouded the...
With Spring practice in the rearview mirror and with Fall camp only a handful of weeks away, we begin our Summer position preview series here at BSD, as we take a look at how Matt Campbell’s first...
For the second time this week, Penn State has lost a cornerback in the 2027 class. First, it was Semajay Robinson to UVA. Today, it was Zachary Gleason to West Virginia. Gleason was the second...
Penn State football will have to pivot once again this week after another one of their commitments flipped schools. This time, three-star cornerback Zachary Gleason flipped to West Virginia,...
When Penn State fell to Minnesota-Duluth in the 2026 NCAA Hockey Tournament, it cemented what felt like a thoroughly “meh” season for a team that had national championship-level aspirations. The...
Given that we’re 86 days out from Penn State’s season opener and no current member of the roster rocks the number 86 jersey, we’re digging into the past for today’s portion of the countdown. This...
Kansas football launched the process of improving its offense by landing old Big 12 rival running back Dylan Edwards. But that January addition via the College Football Transfer Portal wasn’t even...
What are the easiest games on Penn State’s schedule? What games look most difficult? Just like Jared did earlier this week, we’re taking a look at each and every game and power ranking them...
What are the easiest games on Penn State’s schedule? What games look most difficult? Just like Jared did earlier this week, we’re taking a look at each and every game and power ranking them...
KEY CONTRIBUTORS Carson Hansen (Sr.) There is a strong chance Hansen will be the week one starter due to his familiarity with the offense and overall versatility. He’s spent the last three seasons...
We’re only 87 days out from Penn State clashing with Marshall to open the 2026 football season, and today we’re honoring one of the most important returning players to the offense in Andrew...