Ben Jones

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…

There’s a lot that could be said about Penn State’s 2022 recruiting class as it was signed, sealed and delivered on Wednesday to cap off one of the most important and pivotal recruiting cycles of the James Franklin era. The class is deep, it has quality players on both sides of the ball and talent…

It’s hard not to draw comparisons between Drew Allar and Christian Hackenberg. Hackenberg — once among one of the nation’s most highly touted quarterback prospects — was tasked with saving Penn State football, a broad and nearly impossible task in the face of unprecedented NCAA sanctions designed explicitly to make that objective even harder. It…

Penn State quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson announced on Monday morning that he is entering the transfer portal. Roberson will have three years of eligibility remaining at whichever school he ultimately attends and plays for. Monday’s news was somewhat expected in the era of the transfer portal given that Roberson – who played in the absence of…

Penn State has hired former Miami head coach Manny Diaz as defensive coordinator, the program announced on Saturday. Diaz spent the past three seasons as the Hurricanes’ head coach and the 2016-2018 seasons as Miami’s defensive coordinator. Diaz was fired earlier this month and replaced by Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal. Replacing longtime defensive coordinator…