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Penn State safety Jaquan Brisker will not play for Penn State in the Outback Bowl against Arkansas on Saturday. The senior announced on Monday afternoon that he was opting out of the game to focus on his preparation for the upcoming NFL Draft. Brisker is the third Penn State player so far to opt out…

Penn State will head to Tampa this week without two of its main linebackers and will find itself introducing plenty of new faces to the rotation as the Nittany Lions take on Arkansas to close out the 2021 season and start off 2022 at the Outback Bowl. With both Brandon Smith and Ellis Brooks –…

Penn State football will now be without another starting linebacker for the Outback Bowl. Linebacker Ellis Brooks announced via Twitter Monday night that he’s opting out of the bowl game and declaring for the 2022 NFL Draft. He joins Brandon Smith as the second Nittany Lion linebacker to declare for the NFL draft so far. “After having…

With the 2022 recruiting cycle effectively in the rearview mirror, Penn State added another verbal commitment to its 2023 class on Monday morning. Josuha Miller, a three-star offensive line prospect out of Life Christian Academy in Colonial Heights, Virginia, announced his decision on Twitter. “I would like to give a huge thanks to all my…

Sean Clifford is back for a sixth year and the three-year Nittany Lion starter has seen it all. New coordinators, a pandemic, coaching rumors, quarterback battles and an uncertain future beyond State College. He has battled through injuries and both good seasons and bad. There isn’t much Clifford has yet to experience, and that’s good…

KeAndre Lambert-Smith might not be Jahan Dotson, and maybe he isn’t Parker Washington, but he quietly had a big impact on Penn State’s 2021 season. All told, Lambert-Smith had a modest 31 receptions, but he got a lot of value out those catches. During Penn State’s 2021 season Lambert-Smith had a reception result in a…

As Penn State coach James Franklin negotiated a new 10-year contract this season, there were plenty of things that likely didn’t make the press release or the publicly available terms. For example, for as long as Franklin has been at Penn State he has pushed for change both in terms of the physical infrastructure and…

Roster management is a challenge no matter who you are in college football and that’s no different for Penn State and James Franklin heading into the 2021-22 offseason. With the bowl game on the horizon and the transfer portal always open for business, Penn State will see plenty of incoming and outgoing changes to its…

With the early signing period on the books Penn State football’s 2022 class might be effectively completed, but that doesn’t mean James Franklin and his staff won’t be on the lookout for any additions through either the transfer portal or the regular signing period slated for early February. The question of course is what Franklin…