Mike Poorman
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PSUPoorman’s Top 10: After Penn State’s Preseason, There’s No Ducking What’s Next
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OK, the party’s over. Penn State football’s preseason schedule of essentially home exhibition games against three non-Power 4 teams, and very non-powerful opponents, has ended with the Nittany Lions 3-0. […]
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Penn State Football: What a Sports Psychologist Thinks About ‘Overthinking’
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I think in all the years I have been writing about Penn State football, I have never heard so much talk about overthinking. I could be wrong. But I don’t […]
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PSUPoorman’s Top 10: Buying and Selling 2-0 Penn State After FIU
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You cannot be better than 2-0. Which is Penn State’s record. It will very (VERY) likely go to 3-0 after Saturday’s game against Villanova after the Nittany Lions’ preseason schedule […]
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Allen and Singleton Join Penn State’s Elite 3,000-Yard Rushers Club in Win vs. FIU
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Running back Nick Singleton joined Penn State’s elite 3,000-Yard Club on Saturday vs. FIU in Beaver Stadium on a 10-yard run to the left on a second-and-6 in the third […]
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Keeping Score of the SEC’s New Schedule Edict and Penn State’s Non-Conference History
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The SEC announced two weeks ago that it will implement a nine-game conference football schedule beginning in 2026. In addition, SEC teams will also be required to annually schedule at […]
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PSUPoorman’s Top 10: Penn State Football Firsts vs. Nevada, From Scorigami to a Female Drum Major
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In many ways, Saturday was a day of firsts in Beaver Stadium — no matter where or how you looked at it…or the game. That’s why my Sunday Top 10 […]
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With New Wide Receivers, Penn State QB Drew Allar Plays the Percentages
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Hudson, Hudson, Singleton. Hudson (incomplete). Peña, Peña, Hudson, Peña, Singleton, Singleton, Hudson, Reynolds. Hudson (incomplete), Peña (incomplete). Reynolds, Ross, Hudson (touchdown), Peña, Peña, Hudson, Peña, Allen, Peña, Singleton. Singleton (incomplete). […]
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Penn State Football: James Franklin Talks Depth Pre-Nevada
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Three days before No. 2 Penn State’s season-opener against Nevada in a ready-to-go Beaver Stadium, coach James Franklin announced that Ethan Grunkenmeyer was his No. 2 quarterback behind Drew Allar […]
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Gary Danielson of CBS Sports Goes Four Downs on Penn State Football in 2025
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Veteran college football analyst Gary Danielson, who is calling Penn State’s season-opener vs. Nevada for CBS at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, knows his Nittany Lions. He also knows how to nit-pick […]
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Penn State Football: Opening With Nevada is A-OK with Coach K
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Week 1 of college football is upon us and there will be some big matchups: No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State. No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 10 […]