Mike Poorman
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10 Reasons Why Nick Singleton Came Back for a Final Season of Penn State Football
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Just like that. One, then quickly the other. Both Penn State backs were coming back. They did so on Jan. 13 — only four days after the Nittany Lions lost to Notre Dame, 27-24, in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Orange Bowl. That’s the day running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen independently posted…
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James Franklin on Penn State Football’s New DC Knowles: ‘I’m Impressed’
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Jim Knowles doesn’t have to make immediate changes or a big flashy impact on his new employer right now, only 65 days on the job and just four official spring practices into his tenure as Penn State’s newest defensive coordinator. What really, truly matters is how Knowles and his Nittany Lion defense do on Sept.…
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House Money: How Much Will Penn State Football Pay its Players in 2025?
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If U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approves the House v. NCAA titanic settlement next Monday in Oakland, it will mean a big payday for tens of thousands of college athletes — past, present and future. And that includes former Nittany Lion stars and current student-athletes, who will literally be on the Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics official…
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New Faces and a Trace of the Familiar for Penn State’s Football Coaches on the First Day of Practice
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Something old… …but he’s still five months shy of his 30th birthday. So, let’s just call Trace McSorley “familiar.” The former Penn State quarterback, who went 31-9 as a starter and was a huge catalyst for the return to prominence of Penn State football in 2016 under James Franklin, was on the field and working…
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How Quarterback Drew Allar Led Penn State to the Orange Bowl and a CFP Semifinal vs. Notre Dame
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The Drew Allar of 2024 is not exactly like the Drew Allar who quarterbacked Penn State in 2023. That’s a good thing. And the result is that the older Drew, the more mature, the more emotional Drew has the Nittany Lions in the CFP Final Four, set to play Notre Dame Thursday night in the…
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For Penn State and the Road to No. 1, the Final Four Has a Nice Ring to It
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GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Penn State is in The Final Four. Hold on, Nittany Lion basketball fans. Mike has hoops on a pretty successful Rhoades, but we’re talking football here. And, The Road to No. 1. Around Happy Valley, that’s a term popularized decades ago by the late great Ridge Riley in his Penn State football history…
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When Penn State’s Two Running Backs Are Better Than Boise State’s One
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Penn State running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider, for one, got tired of hearing about Boise State’s stud of a running back, Ashton Jeanty, in the days leading up to the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game being played in the Fiesta Bowl. For two main reasons: Seider’s own Nittany Lion running backs, Kaytron Allen…
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17 Tips About Penn State QB2 Ethan Grunkemeyer
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With the playoff run departure of veteran backup quarterback Beau Pribula to the transfer portal and ultimately Missouri, true freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer is now the man after The Man. In other words, if Drew Allar goes down with an injury against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve — as he did at…
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Penn State Football: Embracing the Long Grind of a Record 15-Game CFP Season…and Counting
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It’s been a long and grinding road for Penn State in 2024. And it’s not over yet. So far, the Nittany Lions have not just survived and advanced despite a quintet of comeback wins, a host of injuries and one key defection. It is now the 15th game in, and they have thrived. The transfer…
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Intercept This Story: Who Doesn’t Love Penn State’s Dom DeLuca (Besides Kevin Jennings)?
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Penn Stater linebacker Dom DeLuca did it. And then he did it again. DeLuca came through in critical moments and intercepted SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings twice in Saturday’s CFP game in Beaver Stadium. DeLuca’s first interception led to a 23-yard pick-6 touchdown return that gave Penn State the playoff game’s opening score and a lead…