Ben Jones
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Penn State Athletics: What’s Next? Seven Ideas Following the First Round of Facility Upgrades
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Penn State athletics finds itself in the middle of a massive facilities upgrade plan which spans from Beaver Stadium to Jeffrey Field. While the Beaver Stadium project — which a Board of Trustees committee will discuss in a special meeting on May 21 — is expected to have a $700 million price tag, the other…
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Penn State Football: Tight End Commits To 2025 Recruiting Class
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Penn State football added to its 2025 recruiting class on Wednesday evening following the verbal commitment of tight end Matt Henderson. He marks the only unrated prospect in the Nittany Lions’ 13 man haul, although that is expected to change soon. If fans were looking for some reassurance relative to his unranked profile, Henderson’s rising…
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Penn State Women’s Basketball: Expanded Big Ten Means Plenty of High Profile Basketball on Schedule
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Penn State women’s basketball and fans will have an opportunity to experience plenty of high profile women’s basketball this season at the Bryce Jordan Center following the release of the conference opponent format earlier this week. The Lady Lions will face all four of the new Big Ten programs, hosting Oregon and Washington while traveling…
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Penn State Football: 5 Way-Too-Early Breakout Candidates
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With Penn State entering the opening stages of the summer, it’s never too early to start off a great offseason tradition of projecting, predicting and postulating. Picking players who might break out this upcoming season is a tale as old as time, so in the interesting of keeping up with the tradition, here are five…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Lose Depth, but Few Key Pieces, to Transfer Portal
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Penn State football has a better sense of what its roster will look like heading into the summer following the closure of the transfer portal on May 1. In total, the Nittany Lions lost eight players (with a ninth pending) during the 16-day spring transfer portal window as they look to further their futures. And…
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Penn State Football: 5 (of Many) Offseason Goals
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Penn State football might be heading toward the depths of the offseason, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of things to talk about. A to-do list for a program like Penn State’s is pretty much endless, but here are five — of many — goals to consider as the Nittany Lions turn the page…
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Penn State Football: Allen Enjoying Coaching as To-Do List Shrinks
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If you’re Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen one of the things you’re the happiest about is how you wake up. Imagine spending over half a decade waking up and then — immediately — everything was your problem. Like, everything. Offense, defense, recruiting, NIL, donors, Board of Trustees relationships, outreach, family matters, player management, roster…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball to Host Oregon and Washington, Visit USC and UCLA During First Season of New Big Ten
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The Big Ten announced on Wednesday afternoon the single-play and double-play opponents for the 2024-25 men’s basketball conference schedule. In total, Penn State will face 14 single-play opponents and three double-play opponents in the 20-game Big Ten slate. The newly expanded conference now features west coast programs Washington, Oregon, USC and UCLA. Penn State will…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Baldwin Decision Should Be Clear Soon
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Lurking behind all of the news related to spring football and the NFL Draft in recent weeks is one of the more pivotal decisions facing the immediate future of Penn State athletics and, more specifically, Penn State men’s basketball. Is guard Ace Baldwin Jr. returning to State College for one more season? Fans should have…
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Penn State Football: Post-Draft Free Agency Tracker
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The NFL Draft wrapped up on Saturday evening following a three-day, seven-round event. When it was all said and done eight Nittany Lions heard their names called, tying the most under James Franklin and two shy of tying a program record set back in 1996. Headlining Penn State’s appearances in the draft are offensive tackle…