UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State football team has five of its players on the latest preseason watch lists for the 2026 campaign. The list includes quarterback Rocco Becht for the Davey O’Brien Award and senior defensive tackle Siale Taupaki who is up for the Polynesian College Player of ...
Following is a preseason series on Penn State’s position groups and a key player to watch from each: Special teams Player to watch: Ryan Barker (No. 94) Class: Redshirt junior Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 191 pounds Career to this point: Now a redshirt junior, Barker currently ranks first ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s 2025 season ended with a four-game winning streak including a victory over Clemson in the Pinstripe Bowl. But that came after an 0-6 start in Big Ten play that saw the Nittany Lions tumble from the College Football Playoff picture and longtime coach James ...
Following is a preseason series on Penn State’s position groups and a key player to watch from each: Secondary Player to watch: Marcus Neal Jr. (No. 31) Class: Junior Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 216 pounds Career to this point: Started 12 games for Iowa State last year and made a ...
The push and pull between the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences only grows stronger with the release of the preseason Associated Press Top 25. Having Ohio State and Oregon enter the season Nos. 1 and 2 ahead of sixth-ranked defending conference and national champion Indiana is a flex for ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State senior football player Carson Hansen and junior teammate James Peoples were tabbed to the Doak Walker Award watch list on Tuesday. Hansen, a transfer from Iowa State, has rushed for 1,771 yards and 19 touchdowns in his career to go with 43 catches for 337 yards and two scores. People, a transfer from Ohio State, rushed for 344 yards on 61 carries and three touchdowns a year. The Doak Walker Award, presented by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum, is annually given to the nation’s most outstanding college running back.
