Mike Poorman
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For Penn State, July 1 is a(D)idas Day
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Good-bye, Air Force 1s. Hello, Samba. It’s three stripes and Nike is out. Penn State’s 33-year partnership with Nike ends at midnight on Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, Penn State is an adidas school. It’s been a mad race to the Nike finish and adidas starting line, for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics and its many partners. The…
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Penn State Finishes 21st in Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings
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Thanks to the national champion (again) Nittany Lion wrestling team and the Frozen Four finalist PSU women’s ice hockey team, Penn State placed No. 21 nationally in the recently-released Learfield Directors’ Cup standings, emblematic of a college athletic program’s overall excellence. The Nittany Lion wrestlers won their fifth consecutive national title — and 13th overall…
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Penn State’s $88.9 Million Check From the Big Ten Is Topped Only by Ohio State; PSUPoorman’s Top 10 Takes
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Penn State, powered by its College Football Playoff semifinal appearance two seasons ago, received $88.92 million from the Big Ten Conference as part of the league’s revenue distribution for 2025, according to a pair of national reports. Only Ohio State, which won the CFP last season, received more, at $91.55 million. Overall, the Big Ten…
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Penn State Coach Matt Campbell Answers 5 Rainy Day Big Questions with a Sunny Outlook
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The winner of Penn State football’s cold and wet Blue-White Practice on Saturday in Beaver Stadium? Coach Matt Campbell, hands-down. Campbell and his Nittany Lions got in a 15th and final practice, with drills, live kicking game opportunities, 7-on-7 drills and a bunch of 11-on-11 drives. All in front of a live audience. All without…
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Matt Campbell’s Scouting Report for Penn State Football’s Blue-White Practice
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Updated 10:46 p.m. April 24 to reflect schedule changes due to expected rain. For first-year head coach Matt Campbell’s Penn State football team, the second time inside Beaver Stadium this spring will be the charm. At least when it comes to Nittany Lion fans. Penn State has already had one practice in Beaver Stadium. That…
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Hello, Matt Campbell: Penn State Updates Football Coaches Plaques Outside Beaver Stadium
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Just in time for the Nittany Lions’ Blue-White Practice on Saturday inside Beaver Stadium, Penn State has made a small but significant update on the outside wall of the stadium, adjacent to the exterior of the south end zone tunnel: The plaques featuring the 17 fulltime head football coaches at Penn State, dating back to…
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Matt Campbell’s Goal for Penn State’s Spring Practice? Planting Consistency That Creates Momentum
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Penn State has passed the midway point of its spring football slate of 15 practices — Matt Campbell’s first as the Nittany Lions’ head coach. What is he looking for, most of all, these days? Consistency. Then momentum. The consistency that establishes The Campbell Way — which is off to the kind of great start internally…
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Cooper Cousins Is the Latest in the Penn State O-Line of Leaders
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Cooper Cousins is Nick Dawkins. And Olaivavega Ioane. And Andrew Shelton. And Donovan Smith. All big Penn State offensive linemen, past and present. All big talents. All big leaders. And all had a big classroom presence — in the best way — when I taught them at Penn State. (Dawkins sat front row, center, in a…
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Early Morning Practice for Penn State Football? 5 Reasons Why Matt Campbell Loves It
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Penn State football, led by its new head coach Matt Campbell, officially opened spring practice on Tuesday. Make that Tuesday morning. Many college football teams hold their winter strength and conditioning workouts early in the morning. (Including Penn State.) But when spring ball hits, they shift their 15 workouts with pads and balls and hitting…
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The Transfer Portal Opens on Friday: A Penn State Football Primer
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The NCAA calls it “the notification-of-transfer period,” when student-athletes officially inform their school, and hence, the NCAA that they are interested in changing schools. We all know it as the Transfer Portal. For Penn State and the rest of college football, the portal officially opens at one minute past midnight this Friday. Penn State may…