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Penn State's 2027 Recruiting Class Braces for Key Decisions Week

College football begins its six-week recruiting "dead period" Monday, giving coaching staffs a reprieve from the four-month grind of off-campus visits and on-campus hosting duties.

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This Week in Penn State Football: Analyzing the Enigmatic Nittany Lions

The Penn State football staff gets a break this week, as recruiting pauses and the team grinds through winter workouts. Matt Campbell and his staff spent the past five weeks pushing through prospect camps and official-visit weekends, punctuated by Saturday's barbecue for 2028 recruits.

Saquon Barkley News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 20

Saquon Barkley Joins Matt Campbell at Penn State NIL Benefit in New Jersey

Fresh off the recruiting and camp circuit in State College, Penn State football coach Matt Campbell hits the road to New Jersey, on June 22 for the fifth annual "We Are ...

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 20

Penn State Lands 2nd Commitment of 2028 Recruiting Class

Penn State football coach Matt Campbell values special teams to the point that he had the size of his office reduced to accommodate new meeting space for his kickers and punters.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 20

What We Learned From Penn State Wrestling's Standout Performance at Final X

Marcus Blaze looked inspired, Zain Retherford looked rejuvenated and Levi Haines looked like a potential world champion Friday at Final X, where Penn State wrestling stole another show.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 19

Live Penn State Wrestling Updates From Final X

Final X 2026 is here. USA Wrestling's annual main event is underway at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. And Penn State wrestling will be a major player.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 19

Why Penn State's 2026 Season Is 'Seemingly Impossible' to Predict

Penn State's 2025 football season began with so much narrative clarity. The Nittany Lions retained their starting quarterback, returned a seasoned roster filled with potential All-Americans and hired a defensive coordinator in Jim Knowles whom James Franklin called "arguably the best" in college football.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 18

First Look at Penn State Wrestling's 2026-27 Schedule

The Big Ten provided the first taste of Penn State's 2026-27 schedule, releasing each team's conference opponents for the upcoming season. The conference released the opponents lists for the Big Ten wrestling season, with each team learning their eight-team conference schedule.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 18

How to Watch Penn State's Wrestling Stars at Final X

Wrestling brings one of its biggest events to a busy sports calendar Friday, when Final X returns to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. One of the biggest days of the annual freestyle wrestling calendar will compete for attention against the World Cup and U.S.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 17

USA Wrestling Releases Schedule for Penn State Wrestlers at Final X

USA Wrestling has set the event schedule and match order for Final X, the last stop on the road to the 2026 World Wrestling Championships. Team USA will determine eight men's freestyle weight classes on June 19 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, where Penn State wrestling will stake a big claim to the spotlight.

Matt Campbell News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 17

How Penn State Football Approaches Spending Money on Recruiting

When he was interviewing prospective head football coaches, Penn State Athletic Director Pat Kraft promised that the football program would have "elite resources" to spend.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 16

Penn State Statistically Has One of the Easiest Big Ten Schedules in 2026

Penn State has one of the Big Ten's friendliest schedules based on the teams it doesn't play. There's no Indiana, Ohio State, Oregon, Iowa or Illinois on the 2026 schedule.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 16

Projecting Penn State's New-Look Basketball Lineup for the 2026-27 Season

Penn State men’s basketball started summer practice Monday after an offseason full of roster turnover. The team returned only three players, prompting head coach Mike Rhoades to shop the transfer portal and the international market to fill out the roster.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Central / June 16

Penn State Football Recruiting: Major Crystal Ball Shifts, Surprising Legacy Intel Follow Weekend Official Visits

Over the weekend, Penn State Football hosted four uncommitted targets for official visits, along with a lone committed recruit who couldn’t be on campus last weekend, 3-star super athletic safety from New Jersey, Jonathan Galette.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / June 16

Will Penn State Be an Underdog for the 2026 White Out?

Some betting odds are beginning to emerge ahead of Penn State's 2026 football season, and the Nittany Lions are underdogs in two of them. That includes the potential White Out game, which is yet unannounced but expected to happen for USC's Oct.

Kirby Smart News / Yardbarker / June 15

Georgia Bulldogs flip four-star WR Jamir Dean from Penn State

The Georgia Bulldogs went hard after the commitment for four-star wide receiver Jamir Dean from Alcoa, Tennessee.

Cal beats out USC, Texas, BYU for massive four-star OL Isaiah Bertola

Texas HC Steve Sarkisian not ruling out a potential Arch Manning twist after 2026 season

Arch Manning returning to Texas in 2027 could spell doom for Steve Sarkisian

Can Indiana stay on top of college football in 2026?

The 'SEC football championship game winners' quiz

Tony Rojas News / Nittany Central / June 15

Why Penn State Football Desperately Needs Former Five-Star Playmaker to Return to Form

There were two distinctly different versions of Penn State Football’s defense in 2025. The Nittany Lions with linebacker Tony Rojas wearing the green dot in the middle of coordinator Jim Knowles’ defense, and the unit that absolutely wilted in the former five-star recruit and difference-maker’s absence.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Central / June 15

Penn State Football Recruiting: Nittany Lions Offer Massive Swedish 2027 Offensive Tackle

Penn State Football is in the middle of the first official visit season of Matt Campbell‘s tenure as the head coach of the Nittany Lions. Over the past two weeks, Penn State has hosted most of the Nittany Lions’ commits in the 2027 class, along with a handful of top targets in the 2027 class that remain uncommitted.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / 5 GOATs / June 15

Bo Nickal relied on Penn State wrestling experience for iconic UFC Freedom 250 moment

Bo Nickal took his “blessed” opportunity and ran with it at the White House during UFC Freedom 250 Sunday night. The former Penn State wrestling standout is now 9-1 in his MMA career following a TKO win over Kyle Daukaus in the first round.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / A to Z Sports / June 14

Matt Campbell and Penn State just lost an in-state commit in about as embarrassing a fashion as it gets

The Penn State Nittany Lions have done relatively well under Matt Campbell in terms of recruiting, until this happened. The Penn State Nittany Lions just lost an in-state commit, and it’s got to be embarrassing.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Central / June 14

SEC Plans Ruined: 4-Star Edge Elijah Guertin Shuts Down Recruitment on Penn State Official Visit

Penn State Football’s s 2027 class has had a consistent top-10 ranking for over a month now, but one position has had some major unfinished business. Head coach Matt Campbell and the Nittany Lions checked a big box on Sunday morning, there.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Yardbarker / June 10

Update on Drew Allar emerges after Roethlisberger comments

Update on Steelers' Drew Allar emerges after Ben Roethlisberger comments

Pittsburgh Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger voiced some noteworthy concerns regarding what he had thus far seen from rookie quarterback and 2026 third-round draft pick Drew Allar. During the latest episode of "The Yinziders" podcast, Steelers reporter Mike DeFabo of The Athletic shared an update about Allar's ongoing development.

Steelers' Will Howard, Drew Allar can learn this important lesson from Aaron Rodgers

Alex Highsmith linked with four teams after Steelers sign Nick Herbig to extension

The 'Most 2-TD, 0-INT NFL games' quiz

Kyle Vasey News / Total Pro Sports / June 10

Former Football Star Seriously Injured As Fiancée Killed In Tragic Hit-And-Run

This is a tough month for Kyle Vasey, who was hospitalized and has to deal with losing the love of his life on the same day. The former Penn State football long snapper was seriously injured, and his fiancée was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Colorado earlier this month.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Yardbarker / June 8

Steelers' Will Howard, Drew Allar can learn this important lesson from Aaron Rodgers

A former Rodgers' teammate detailed what the young signal callers can learn from the future Hall of Famer.

Aaron Rodgers is making waves before the Steelers' season even starts

Steelers' best move of the offseason wasn't re-signing Aaron Rodgers

The 'NFL MVPs' quiz

Penn State Nittany Lions News / 5 GOATs / June 6

Beau Bartlett details ‘big jumps’ in post-Penn State wrestling career

Beau Bartlett had a storied college wrestling career at Penn State, but he’s taken it to another level over the last year. Now training at the NYC RTC, Bartlett is less than two weeks away from competing at Final X in a true third place match vs.