No one will dispute that Drew Allar was not himself last weekend in a 34-0 win over Florida International. In fact, it may have been his worst performance in a Nittany Lion jersey. It’s in the running for it anyway, alongside last year’s Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame. “I just don’t ...
Sorting through the blue and white mailbag: Neil: I am certainly not an offensive coordinator, but something is amiss. It’s been said that our offensive line is one of the best in the nation, but so far on the field that is not the case. Could it be that offensively we are making things ...
Penn State Offense: The thing about playing a joke of a schedule is teams can develop bad habits. Slow starts are one. While others rave about Drew Allar and his NFL prospects, I don’t see it. Nothing about him screams spectacular. The Lions ran the ball much better last week, but the ...
Coach James Franklin does a lot of talking each week, with two media sessions (midday Mondays and after practice Wednesdays), an appearance at the Quarterback Club and his Thursday night radio show. In addition, broadcast partners get time with Franklin before games, and there are occasional ...
First impressions are not always accurate, but they tend to be lasting. Results from Weeks 0 and 1 were sounding alarms in some quarters, raising expectations in others and confirming what was anticipated in the majority of college football hotbeds. A final evaluation in December will ...
A total of 45 Penn State Football alums are populating the rosters of 24 National Football League organizations. The Nittany Lions annually rank among the top 20 programs nationally in producing players in the NFL. Penn State is one of three schools to produce at least five picks in each of the last eight NFL drafts and has 59 selections since 2016. Eight members of the 2024 squad are present on NFL rosters: Abdul Carter (New York Giants), Jalen Kimber (Buffalo Bills), Coziah Izzard (New Orleans Saints), Kobe King (Minnesota Vikings), Jaylen Reed (Houston Texans), Tyler Warren ...
