Ben Jones
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Penn State Football Releases Numbers, Heights and Weights for Newcomers
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Penn State football released numbers, heights and weights for its 25 newcomers currently on campus as winter workouts began this week. Another roster update should be expected sometime during spring camp and then again sometime near the start of preseason workouts following summer enrollment. From a roster management standpoint, a handful of duplicate numbers on…
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Rising Again, Penn State Women’s Basketball Set to Take on Clark and Powerhouse Iowa
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There are two stories at play when Penn State women’s basketball goes on the road this Thursday to face No. 2 Iowa at 9 p.m. The first is an obvious one. The Nittany Lions will be taking the court against Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark, a transcendent scorer, passer, player and an icon in the world…
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Penn State Football Adds Linebacker to 2025 Recruiting Class
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Penn State continued to build its 2025 recruiting class on Sunday evening following the verbal commitment of four-star linebacker Alex Tatsch, who announced his decision on Twitter. Tatsch, a Latrobe native, plays at Greater Latrobe High School where he hits the scales at 6-foot-2 and 213 pounds. According to the 247 Network, he is rated…
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5 Takeaways as Penn State Beats Indiana on the Road
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Penn State men’s basketball erased an 11-point deficit on Saturday to beat Indiana 85-71 for the Nittany Lions’ first win in Bloomington since 2014. The win was Penn State’s second straight in Big Ten play to improve to 5-6 on the year in conference action and 11-11 overall. With nine regular season games left to…
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5 Takeaways from Penn State’s Win over Rutgers
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Penn State men’s basketball improved to 10-11 on the year with a 61-46 victory at Rutgers on Wednesday as the Nittany Lions picked up their fourth win in conference play this season. Without leading scorer Kanye Clary, Penn State leaned on defense and timely shotmaking to lead the Scarlet Knights for the final 25 minutes…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Adds to 2024 Recruiting Class
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Penn State men’s basketball added to its 2024 recruiting class on Wednesday afternoon following the verbal commitment of small forward Hudson Ward. The 6-foot-7 Alberta, Canada product is the fourth member of the Nittany Lions’ 2024 recruiting cycle. Ward will join Jahvin Carter, Dominick Stewart, and Miles Goodman as part of head coach Mike Rhoades’ first full recruiting class…
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Penn State Football Positional Grades: Head Coaching
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The role of a head coach in 2023-24 has only been muddled by ever growing staff sizes, an ever growing recruiting and roster retention landscape and a basic fact that nobody can really see what goes on behind the doors of a football building. All of that being said, head coach is still a position,…
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Penn State Football Positional Grades: Special Teams
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Penn State will have a new look special teams unit in 2024 with the departure of coordinator Stacy Collins, marking the third coordinator change for the Nittany Lions this offseason. While it might not matter that much about a Collins unit given the fact someone else – Justin Lustig – will be coaching special teams…
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5 Takeaways Following Penn State’s Loss To Minnesota
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Penn State dropped to 9-11 on the year after failing to hang onto a 16-point lead early in the second half as Minnesota stormed back to beat the Nittany Lions 83-74 on Saturday. The Nittany Lions were led by a 16 point effort by Ace Baldwin Jr while Kanye Clary and Nick Kern each added…
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Penn State Football Positional Grades: Defensive Coaching
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While a lot of things about Penn State’s season come down to many different factors and some degree of opinion, one thing is for certain: Penn State’s defense was very, very good. Manny Diaz will go down as one of the best defensive coordinators Penn State has ever had and that fact is reflected in…