Seth Engle

There’s a certain level of intensity Stan Drayton has brought to practices in his first spring as Penn State’s running backs coach. He’s loud and demanding, instructive and highly involved in every drill. Drayton has not let his two seasoned rushers, Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen, be complacent in their final collegiate offseason. He’s determined…

Drew Allar was over a week removed from Penn State’s 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. The emotion that stemmed from his costly interception that set up the Fighting Irish for a game-winning field goal had subsided. Allar was finally ready to watch the film. He entered the meeting room and quarterbacks…

The wind delivered a cold punch outside of Penn State’s practice facilities on Tuesday. But inside, there was a fire brewing as the Nittany Lions continued into the third week of spring practice.  The doors of Holuba Hall were opened to the local media from Periods 2-8, providing an extended glimpse at the program with…

There’s a familiar face within Penn State’s facilities this offseason. He stands beside quarterbacks coach Danny O’Brien and offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, watching players whose shoes he was in not too long ago. Trace McSorley, the second-leading passer in program history, has returned to the Nittany Lions after a six-year NFL career. As Drew Allar…

Elliot Washington II put on a showcase for ages this winter. He won all six Competitor of the Day honors awarded by cornerbacks coach Terry Smith throughout the annual offseason conditioning gauntlet. It was a feat James Franklin had never seen throughout his 13-year head coaching career. There’s a starting job on the line. It…