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Penn State receiver Dante Cephas appears to be headed into the transfer portal just a year after arriving in State College, according to a report by the On3 Network. Cephas did not see any snaps in Penn State’s 38-25 loss to Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl, with head coach James Franklin indicating that the…

Penn State’s season ended on Saturday at 10-3, far from a bad year but far from one as fulfilling as many fans were hoping for. The offseason is never short on things needing to get done, but here are six things to consider on Penn State’s to-do list. Sell, Sell, Sell: Despite how it might…

ATLANTA — Penn State fell to 10-3 on the season Saturday in an uninspiring 38-25 loss to Ole Miss that was worse than the final score. The Nittany Lions moved the ball decently well on the ground but once again couldn’t find a passing attack against one of the better teams on the schedule. Opt…

ATLANTA — When Penn State announced that cornerbacks Kalen King and Johnny Dixon would not play in Saturday’s Peach Bowl (King traveled with the team and was seemingly set to play; Dixon did not travel with the team) it was an immediate blow to the Nittany Lions’ chances facing a deep and talented Ole Miss…

ATLANTA — To a certain extent a lot of this can be explained away, but not all of it. If you want to look at Penn State’s 38-25 Peach Bowl loss to Ole Miss on Saturday through a more positive perspective, you might embrace the realities that come with the Nittany Lions operating with three…

ATLANTA— Penn State will look to win 11 games for the second year in a row on Saturday and the fifth time under James Franklin as the Nittany Lions take on Ole Miss at noon on Saturday in the Peach Bowl. While bowl games have lost some of their luster, Penn State still has a…

ATLANTA — Penn State football cornerback Johnny Dixon did not travel with the team and is not expected to play in the Nittany Lions’ upcoming clash with Ole Miss on Saturday in the Peach Bowl, according to coach James Franklin. “Johnny Dixon is not with the team currently,” Franklin said. “So obviously we don’t anticipate…

ATLANTA — Penn State assistant coach Anthony Poindexter has had an interesting past two years, interviewing for the University of Virginia’s head coaching job in late 2021 and then expressing interest in Penn State’s recently vacant defensive coordinator position. In the first instance Poindexter went from seemingly the odds-on favorite to become UVA’s next head…

ATLANTA — The general perception most people have of Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is that he is even-keeled, not often flustered and the sort of calming presence an offense needs to navigate the ups and downs of a game. Asked about the leadership style that his quarterback brings to the table, Penn State head…