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May 5, 2024

Sam Ficken Invited To NFL Minicamp

Sean Fitz from Lions 247 is reporting former Penn State kicker Sam Ficken is visiting an NFL minicamp this week for a tryout. (Ficken Photo Credit-Lions 247) Click here for more information.

Two Penn Staters Elected To Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame

GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. – Penn State field hockey All-American and head coach Char Morett-Curtiss and football standout kicker Craig Fayak will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame as part of the group’s 54th annual ceremony. The induction celebration will take place on Saturday, October 22 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. “I’m very honored and humbled to be selected into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame,” said Morett-Curtiss. “This is special for me as Penn State coaches Russ Rose and Joe Paterno are previous inductees. The years I’ve been on the ballot, which gives me a…

Former PSU Golfer T.J. Howe Qualifies for U.S. Open

GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– Former Penn State men’s golf student-athlete Travis (T.J.) Howe qualified for his first U.S. Open on Monday during sectional qualifying, while three other Nittany Lion narrowly missed the cut. Howe, who played Penn State from 2007-11, shot a seven-under par 137 to place second at the Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, Wash. He earned one of three spots among the 55 competitors at Royal Oaks for the 116th U.S. Open, to be held June 16-19 at Oakmont Country Club in suburban Pittsburgh. Originally from Osceola, Pa., Howe won the U.S. Open local qualifier May 19 at…

Stan Savran On The Steve Jones Show

One of the most respected sportscasters in the country, Stan Savran, will appear on The Steve Jones Show, Monday June 6th on Newsradio 1070 WKOK.  Mr. Savran is a former football play-by-play announcer on the Penn State Sports Network and joined Fox Sports Net in 1992, now ROOT Sports.  Mr. Savran serves as the primary host of Pittsburgh Pirates and Penguins pregame shows.  During football season, also on ROOT Sports, Savran hosts The Mike Tomlin Show and the Mike Tomlin Press Conference.  Honored in the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Savran celebrates over 35 years of experience in the…

Five Nittany Lions Invited to Combine

GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. – Five Penn State football student-athletes — Christian Hackenberg (Palmyra, Va.), Austin Johnson (Galloway, N.J.), Jordan Lucas (New Rochelle, N.Y.), Carl Nassib (West Chester, Pa.), Anthony Zettel (West Branch, Mich.) — have been invited to participate in the National Football League’s 2016 Scouting Combine, the third-highest total in the Big Ten Conference. The 2016 NFL Scouting Combine is set for Feb. 23-29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Penn State has had five players invited to the combine in each of the last two years. The NFL Network and NFL.com will have coverage of the Scouting Combine….

National Letter of Intent Day

Here’s an easy way to meet the newest Nittany Lions, just the Signing Day website. Steve will have more on National Letter of Intent Day Wednesday after 3 on Newsradio 1070 WKOK, WKOK.com (click listen live) and on the WKOK app.

Matt Limegrover Named PSU O-Line Coach

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. – Penn State head coach James Franklin has named former Minnesota assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Matt Limegrover as the Nittany Lions’ offensive line coach. Limegrover brings 25 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Penn State staff. “We are really excited to have Matt join our staff,” Franklin said. “He is another Pennsylvania guy, born and raised in Pittsburgh, so he is very familiar with Penn State and this region. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a ton of great experience, both as an offensive line coach and as an offensive…

Breneman Calls It a Career

GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Jan. 7, 2015 – Tight end Adam Breneman (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) will conclude his Penn State football career due to a chronic knee injury. Breneman graduated in just three years in December with a degree in business management from Penn State’s Smeal College of Business and will pursue professional opportunities in business or politics this spring. “I want to thank Coach [Bill] O’Brien, Coach [James] Franklin, my teammates and the Penn State fans for the great memories over the last three years,” Breneman said. “I have truly treasured my time as a Nittany Lion and I am confident…

PSU Wins Southern Scuffle

Full story here GoPSUSports.com/CHATANOOGA, Tenn. – No. 1 Penn State (6-0, 1-0 B1G) used its high-octane offensive style to run away from the field at the 2016 Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s squad won its sixth straight Southern Scuffle title and crowned five individual champions as well. Penn State set itself up for a superb evening by dominating the early session Saturday. The Nittany Lions were a perfect 6-0 in semifinal action, including two pins, a major and a win over a top-ranked opponent. The Nittany Lions followed that up with a superb final session, going…

Fordham’s Joe Morehead New OC at PSU

GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Dec. 12, 2015 – Penn State head coach James Franklin has named Fordham University head coach Joe Moorhead as the Nittany Lions’ offensive coordinator. Moorhead brings 18 years of collegiate coaching experience to Penn State, including the last four as Fordham’s head coach. “We are very excited to have Joe join our Penn State Football family,” Franklin said. “He has distinguished himself as a head coach who made a dramatic impact at Fordham University. His approach and vision offensively is very similar to ours: hard-nosed, blue collar and explosive! “We completed an exhaustive search of many candidates…