Penn State Making a STATEment on Name, Image and Likeness
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Athletics continues its commitment to preparing students for a lifetime of impact with the introduction of the STATEment program to prepare students in the ever-changing college athletics landscape of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). STATEment will aide students in understanding and growing their brand through meaningful education programs and an emphasis on entrepreneurship. “Our why has always been preparing our students for a lifetime of impact, and this new opportunity will allow them to explore entrepreneurship and develop skills which they will carry with them long beyond their time at Penn State,” said Vice…
Penn State To Host Miami in 2021 Big Ten/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s basketball team will host Miami (FL) in the 2021 Big Ten/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge inside the Bryce Jordan Center on Wednesday, Dec. 1, as matchups for the 23rd-annual challenge were announced Monday afternoon. Tip times and network designations will be announced at a later date. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all 14 games of the event, with all contests also available to stream via the ESPN App. Penn State is 3-0 all-time against Miami with the last meeting coming in the first round of the 1995 NIT. Trailing…
Four Former Lions on 2022 Hall of Fame Ballot
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State lettermen LaVar Arrington, Paul Posluszny and Steve Wisniewski have been selected as a part of the national ballot for the National Football Foundation’s College Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022. A total of 78 players and seven coaches from FBS are on the 2022 ballot. The trio of standouts have an opportunity to join 19 former Nittany Lion players and five Penn State coaches who have been inducted into the Hall. Also on the Hall of Fame ballot is former Nittany Lion student-athlete Glenn Killinger, who is among the candidates for the divisional coach Class of 2022. Killinger was…
Welcome Home! Penn State Athletics to be at Full Capacity in the Fall
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Athletics announced a return to full capacity in Beaver Stadium and other athletics venues for the 2021-22 academic year based on the June 1 Governor’s updated guidance lifting all COVID mitigation orders. “We are excited to welcome our 107K strong back in Beaver Stadium and full capacity at our other athletics venues this fall with the adjustments in university, local, state and CDC guidance,” said Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour. “Our fans are a true home field advantage for all of our teams and the 2020-21 season was not the same without them in…
Penn State-Auburn Slated for 7:30 p.m. Kickoff on ABC
Marks the 22nd consecutive season PSU has appeared in at least one regular season night contest UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State’s Sept. 18 contest vs. Auburn in Beaver Stadium will kick at 7:30 p.m. on ABC, it was announced on Tuesday. The Nittany Lions will be making their 191st all-time appearance on ABC and 356th appearance on the ESPN family of networks. Penn State owns a 110-78-1 all-time record in games broadcasted by ABC. This will mark the 22nd consecutive season Penn State has played at least one regular season night game. Penn State has made 418 appearances on national…
Look: Penn State receives gift from Cotton Bowl
By NICK KOSKO Lions 24/7 Penn State finished No. 9 overall and capped off an 11-2 season in 2019 with a 53-39 victory over Memphis in the Cotton Bowl. The Nittany Lions narrowly missed out on the Big Ten Championship game with a 28-17 loss to Ohio State. They dominated on the ground with 202 rushing yards and two touchdowns from running back Journey Brown, among others to run away from Memphis. However, the coolest victory moment may be the new addition to Penn State’s campus. The Cotton Bowl sent a gift to Penn State for the victory, making it one…
Penn State Wrestling Rolls Over Bucknell
Lewisburg, PA – (GoPSUSports.com) – No. 1 Penn State (2-0, 0-0 B1G) made its first-ever visit to Bucknell (2-2) for a dual meet and dominated the homestanding Bison in sold out Sojka Pavilion. The Nittany Lions won nine of ten bouts, including three pins, to roll to a 42-3 victory in Lewisburg. The dual was wrestled in front of a sellout crowd of 4,279 in Bucknell’s Sojka Pavilion. The crowd is the largest wrestling crowd in Bucknell history and the third largest in Sojka Pavilion history. The dual began at 125 where Lion sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) picked up…
Barkley To Attend NFL Draft
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Former Nittany Lion running back Saquon Barkley is among the 22 prospects who will attend the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Draft runs Thursday, April 26-Saturday, April 28. Barkley is the first Nittany Lion player to attend the draft since Donovan Smith attended in 2015. The first round takes place Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m., rounds 2-3 are Friday, April 27 at 7 p.m. and rounds 4-7 are Saturday, April 28 at noon. All times are eastern. Barkley capped his Penn State career by winning the 2017 Paul Hornung Award…
Penn State Legend Posluszny Retires From NFL
Eleven-year veteran, former Pro Bowl linebacker and 5-time Jacksonville Jaguars defensive captain Paul Posluszny today announced his retirement from the National Football League. In a letter posted on Jacksonville’s official website, Posluszny said: “Today is a difficult day for me, but it is also a day of reflection and gratitude. Playing for Mr. Khan, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville has been a tremendous honor. During my seven years as a Jaguars player, I’ve always pursued success and winning football games, while preparing and training with the highest standards of competition, passion and perseverance. It has been an…
PSU Coaches Caravan Returns In May
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — GoPSUSports.com — The Penn State Coaches Caravan will visit three East Coast cities this spring, with Penn State Head Football Coach James Franklin and Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour appearing at each of the three evening events. Franklin, Barbour, and other featured Penn State coaches will travel to three metros where significant numbers of Penn State alumni live and work, starting in New York City on May 8. Two additional stops — Philadelphia on May 9 and Washington, D.C., on May 10 — will complete the trip. Registration and pricing information will be available later in…
