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North Carolina Cornerback Storm Duck Transfers to Penn State
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North Carolina cornerback Storm Duck — a real person with a real name who has undoubtedly spent no small portion of his life repeating himself — announced his decision to transfer to Penn State football on social media Wednesday. Duck entered the portal on Dec. 8 as a graduate transfer. Duck earned second-team All-ACC honors after recording 46 tackles, three interceptions…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Lundy Back at Practice After Injuring Ankle
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Penn State forward/guard Seth Lundy has returned to practice after sustaining a right ankle injury during the Nittany Lions’ romp of Canisius on Dec. 18. The senior did not dress or play in Penn State’s following contest against Quinnipiac a week later but has returned to team activities, according to coach Micah Shrewsberry. “Seth was…
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Penn State Football: Strange Declares for NFL Draft, Will Play in Rose Bowl
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After four seasons in State College, Penn State tight end Brenton Strange has declared for the 2023 NFL Draft but will suit up with the Nittany Lions as Penn State takes on Utah in the Rose Bowl next week. “I couldn’t be more thankful to have called State College home for the last four years,”…
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Penn State Defensive Veterans Chime In: How Does a New Quarterback Earn Their Respect?
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When it comes to playing a new starting quarterback – not just for a week or two but the foreseeable future – there are all kinds of challenges that follow along. Coaches have to forge a new relationship, modifying teaching and coaching styles in a way that are tailored to the new quarterback. Receivers have…
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Penn State Football: From Clifford to Allar, ‘Fall in Love with the Process’
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It is a modern day tradition dating back to the late 1980s that the outgoing president writes a letter to his successor, a note of advice and encouragement. It’s meant to be a final stage of the transition of power, a nod to what makes American democracy so great. [You can read all of those…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Beat Quinnipiac 77-68 and We Asked an Artificial Intelligence Program to Write the Game Story
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In order to not lose the actual news of the day it should be said from the outset that Penn State men’s basketball beat Quinnipiac 77-68 on Thursday afternoon to improve to 9-3 on the year. It was generally like so many games the Nittany Lions have been part of this season. There was cold…
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Penn State Football Rounds Out Top 15 Recruiting Class On National Signing Day
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Penn State football made the majority of its 2023 recruiting class official on Wednesday morning as 22 student-athletes signed and – yes – faxed, in their National Letters of Intent. Verbally committed safety prospect Conrad Hussey did not sign on Wednesday as he makes a final choice between Penn State and Florida State. Among the…
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James Franklin Talks Lingering Roster Needs Following Early Signing Day
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While National Signing Day provides college football programs the chance to improve their rosters for the years to come, that doesn’t mean the work of building a team ever really finishes. In fact, most programs are still window shopping for players both on the recruiting trail and the transfer portal well after the early signing…
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Penn State Football: Four Nittany Lions Sign NIL Deal, Land Tesla Cars for a Year
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As the Name Image and Likeness era continues to get underway in the college athletics landscape, four Penn State football players — linebacker Abdul Carter, quarterback Drew Allar, corner Kalen King and offensive tackle Olu Fashanu — will be seen driving through State College with sponsored Tesla sedans, according to a press release. The quartet…
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Penn State Needs Another Quarterback, but Where to Find One Is the Challenge
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While Penn State coach James Franklin and his staff are almost certainly going to end up naming true freshman Drew Allar the Nittany Lions’ starting quarterback for the 2023 season, it doesn’t change the fact Penn State still has a potential issue in its quarterback room. There are only three quarterbacks currently slated to be…