February 2025
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Takac to Hold Listening Sessions for Public to Share Impacts of Proposed Rockview Prison Closure
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State Rep. Paul Takac, D-College Township, will host five community forums for residents to provide input on the potential effects of the proposed closures of Rockview state prison in Centre County and Quehanna Boot Camp in Clearfield County. The listening sessions will allow Takac to hear about specific impacts from community members “so he may…
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Analyzing Penn State Football’s Top Storylines as Winter Workouts Begin
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The brief offseason has concluded. There’s no more time for snoozing alarms. Penn State started winter workouts on Tuesday, a grueling multi-week gauntlet that separates hard workers from the bulk of their peers and gives the coaching staff its first taste of the talent at their disposal. There are 186 days until the Nittany Lions…
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Penn State’s Dan Connor Officially Earns Promotion to Linebackers Coach
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Dan Connor has finally been promoted after three seasons as a Penn State defensive analyst. Connor, the program’s all-time leading tackler, will serve as the Nittany Lions’ next linebackers coach, as illustrated by an alteration in his title on the team’s staff directory. He will officially take over for former defensive coordinator Penn State Tom…
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DE Smith Vilbert No Longer on Penn State Roster, Reportedly Set to Enter Transfer Portal
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Penn State will be moving on from one of its most veteran players. Smith Vilbert, a seventh-year defensive end who was a regular contributor this past season, is no longer with the program and is set to enter the transfer portal, Pete Nakos of On3 reported on Tuesday. Vilbert tallied 12 tackles, four tackles for…
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Centre County Man Charged With Aggravated Assault While DUI for Crash That Left One Person Seriously Injured
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State police say a Centre County man was driving under the influence of marijuana when he hit and seriously injured another man with his car last fall in Milesburg. Kolton R. Cain, 19, of Julian, was charged on Tuesday with two felonies, including aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, and two misdemeanors for the Oct.…
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Which Penn State Players Were Recognized by Coaches on the Opening Day of Winter Workouts?
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The road toward next season officially began for Penn State football with the start of winter workouts on Tuesday. What is typically a seven-week program of early wakeups and conditioning drills has been shortened due to the Nittany Lions’ extensive run in the College Football Playoff. That makes these next few weeks crucial in getting…
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Penn State Faculty Senate Tables Vote of No Confidence in Bendapudi
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Penn State’s Faculty Senate on Tuesday tabled a motion to vote no confidence in university President Neeli Bendapudi, hours after the university announced it is expecting to close of some Commonwealth Campuses. A motion to express no confidence in Bendapudi was brought forward by Julio Palma, a chemistry professor at Penn State Fayette, before Daniel…
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Former Penn State QB Trace McSorley Joins Nittany Lion Coaching Staff
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Penn State has added one of its all-time greats to its coaching staff. Trace McSorley, who is No. 2 among Nittany Lion quarterbacks all time for career wins, completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns, has been hired as assistant quarterbacks coach, the program announced on Tuesday. McSorley now reunites with his college coach, James Franklin,…
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Man Accused of Assaulting EMT After Being Tossed From State College Bar
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A State College man is accused of assaulting an emergency medical technician on the way to the hospital for a potential alcohol overdose after being told to leave a downtown bar early Sunday morning. Joseph A. Draper, 21, refused staff requests for him to leave Champs Downtown, 139 S. Allen St., and insisted to a…
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Penn State Football Hires New Jersey High School Coach Naz Oliver as Recruiting Coordinator
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Penn State added a key staff member to its recruiting department. Naz Oliver, who served as the head coach of New Jersey’s Malcolm X Shabazz High School over each of the past two seasons, has been hired as a recruiting coordinator with the Nittany Lions, he announced on Tuesday. “We ARE! Jersey/Tri-State Area let’s work!!!!”…