Mike Poorman

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. Counting their 52-6 victory over Villanova in Beaver Stadium on Saturday, the Nittany Lions manhandled their opening three foes 132-17. Now, it’s those opponents’ turn…

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 want to overthink it. There was this on Saturday from senior quarterback Drew Allar, 41 games and a couple mil into his Penn State career,…

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 wraps up. But, two games into the highly-anticipated 2025 season, there are enough concerns about the second-ranked 2025 Nittany Lions to go around. At least…

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 quarter. He’s now at 3,007 yards and counting. A quarter later, on his final carry of the day, Singleton’s teammate and roommate — Kaytron Allen…

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 least one non-conference game against an opponent from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 or Notre Dame. The nine-game conference slate is what Penn State…

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 — new for the 2025 Penn State football season — this week focuses on what was stadium new, what was transfer portal borrowed, and what was…

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). Allen. And that, ladies and gentlemen, was Penn State quarterback Drew Allar’s day against Nevada on Saturday in Beaver Stadium, where the No. 2 Nittany…

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 — at least for the first game. But in his post-practice press conference, Franklin went in-depth about why the key backups at the other positions are…

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 them with a critical eye. Danielson worked four of their road games for CBS last season — some tight ones, too. The 33-30 OT win…

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 Miami (Fla.). No. 9 LSU at No. 4 Clemson. No. 8 Alabama at Florida State. Brent Pry’s Virginia Tech squad at No. 13 South Carolina.…