Ben Jones

To the perpetually unhappy, the knock on Penn State’s 44-13 dismantling of Ball State on Saturday afternoon might just be the methodical nature of the Nittany Lions’ victory. Nothing showcased this quite like Penn State’s opening drive, a 13-play, 78-yard, 4:33 marathon that slowly but effectively rammed the ball down the field at will. It…

Penn State is back in action this weekend, opening the home scheduled against Ball State after picking up a tough 16-10 win over No. 12 Wisconsin this past week. The Nittany Lions are back in front of the Penn State faithful for the first time in almost two years and with that comes no shortage…

For about as long as Penn State’s 2021 schedule has been around, fans have looked at the first few weeks of the season and seen two things. Wisconsin in Week 1 and Auburn in Week 3. But there is a matter of that Week 2 meeting against Ball State, the reigning MAC champions who return…

Despite missing a field goal and an extra point this past weekend against Wisconsin, Penn State appears set to stick with specialist Jordan Stout for all kicking duties. According to coach James Franklin, kicker Jake Pinegar was available this past weekend but Penn State opted to stick with the do-it-all Stout. “It really came down…

A trio of Nittany Lions who did not play and were not available against Wisconsin this past weekend may not be available this coming weekend against Ball State, according to coach James Franklin. The players in question: safety Keaton Ellis, defensive tackle Hakeem Beamon and running back John Lovett. All three did not travel to…

Penn State football flew up the rankings on Tuesday afternoon following the first release of the AP Top 25 this season. The Nittany Lions came in at No. 11 this week after starting out at No. 19 in the preseason poll. The poll is normally released on Sunday afternoon but was delayed due to Week 1…

It had been a long time coming. In fact it has almost been a year since Noah Cain went down with an injury that kept him out of Penn State’s 2020 season save for a few snaps against Indiana. So Cain, already living through an uncertain time during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, had…

MADISON, Wisc. – The transfer portal is a gamble. As a coach you’re assuming things are going to work, but really the idea of plugging in a completely new player at a position of need is not a guarantee. For all you know they get hurt or don’t entirely mesh with their teammates. A million…