Seth Engle
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Pair of Key Penn State Players ‘Not Available’ Through Early Portion of Spring Practice
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Penn State’s spring game is nearing, and the status of a few notable players is under question. Dani Dennis-Sutton, a key returning starter at defensive end, and offensive lineman Nolan Rucci have not yet been seen through two practice viewing sessions open to the media this spring. James Franklin was asked about both Dennis-Sutton and…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Center Yanic Konan Niederhauser Declares for NBA Draft
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Penn State center Yanic Konan Niederhauser, a dominant 7-foot force who broke out for the Nittany Lions this past season, will test the professional waters this spring. Niederhauser has declared for the NBA Draft while maintaining his one remaining year of collegiate eligibility, he announced on Instagram on Wednesday. “After careful consideration, I’ve decided to…
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Penn State Appears Poised to Add Wide Receiver in Transfer Portal: ‘We Could Always Use Help’
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Marques Hagans is focused on the here and now. He’s put the past behind him. The Orange Bowl, in which the wide receiver group he oversees failed to register a single reception. The past two seasons of underperformance and underutilization. All of it. Hagans has adopted a new perspective in his third season as Penn…
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Penn State Spring Practice Observations: Intensity Building as Blue-White Game Nears
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Nick Singleton laughed with running backs coach Stan Drayton after violently pushing a sled during Tuesday’s Penn State practice. The mood in the room was positive for about as long as the offense and defense were separated. And then, suddenly, the tone shifted within Holuba Hall. The horn sounded and Period 8 began. It was…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey Clinches First Frozen Four Appearance in Program History
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Penn State men’s hockey is on a run for the ages. The Nittany Lions, who sat at the bottom of the Big Ten standings in December, clinched a Frozen Four appearance for the first time in program history with a 3-2 overtime win against UConn in the NCAA Tournament regional finals on Sunday at the…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey Upsets Maine, Advances to NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
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Penn State men’s hockey is moving on in Allentown. Two goals each by Matt DiMarsico and Dane Dowiak and another by JJ Wiebusch pushed the No. 4-seeded Nittany Lions to a 5-1 upset win over regional top seed Maine in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. It’s Penn State’s first tournament…
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Penn State Safety Kevin Winston Jr. Runs 40-Yard Dash at Pro Day After Tearing ACL Months Earlier
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Kevin Winston Jr. had worked toward this moment for six months. He was hailed as a potential first-round NFL Draft pick prior to partially tearing his ACL in the second week of the 2024 season. It was an injury that required the Penn State safety to undergo surgery and end his highly anticipated junior year…
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Penn State Pro Day Results and Notes: Abdul Carter Sits Out, Kevin Winston Jr. Runs 40-Yard Dash
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The attention was drawn to Abdul Carter as soon as he entered Holuba Hall for Penn State’s Pro Day on Friday. But Carter, who has the potential to become the first overall pick in the NFL Draft, sat out drills as he recovered from a shoulder injury sustained in the College Football Playoff. Friday morning…
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Penn State Pro Day Preview: NFL Draft Projections and Nittany Lions to Watch
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Abdul Carter was expected to command the attention of Penn State’s Pro Day on Friday. Instead, with Carter medically sidelined, that focus will shift toward a vast contingent of Nittany Lions, many of whom were snubbed invites to February’s NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Tyler Warren, the reigning Mackey Award winner for the nation’s top…
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Penn State Edge Rusher, Potential Top NFL Draft Pick Abdul Carter Will Not Work Out at Pro Day
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Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter, who has the potential to become the Nittany Lions’ first No. 1 overall NFL Draft selection since 2000, will not work out at the team’s Pro Day on Friday, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Carter is “still finishing up rehab on the shoulder injury”…