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Penn State RBs Coach Ja’Juan Seider Reportedly Leaving for Same Role at Notre Dame
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On the day Saquon Barkley was set to make his Super Bowl debut, Penn State was hit by some other significant news regarding its running back position. Ja’Juan Seider, the program’s running backs coach since 2018, is expected to leave for the same role at Notre Dame, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Sunday morning. Seider…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Dominated by UCLA For 5th Consecutive Loss, Hurting Big Ten Tournament Hopes
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The winter slump continued for Mike Rhoades and his Penn State basketball team on Saturday in a 78-54 loss at UCLA. It was a game that saw the Bruins completely pick apart the Nittany Lions, who have now lost five consecutive games and nine of their past 10 contests. Zach Hicks scored 14 points as…
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Penn State Reportedly Losing Recruiting Staffer With New Jersey Ties to Temple
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Penn State will be moving on from one of its recruiting staffers. Khalil Ahmad, a recruiting coordinator for personnel and recruitment for the Nittany Lions, is set to be hired in a “high-ranking front office capacity” at Temple, 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz reported on Friday. Ahmad joined James Franklin’s recruiting staff in 2023 after spending one…
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Penn State Athletics to Increase Ticket Prices, Other Items With Creation of Legacy Fund
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Penn State’s athletic department will soon be increasing the price of tickets and a variety of other items as part of the creation of a “Legacy Fund” initiative, which was announced on Friday. This fund was created as a means of “allowing Penn State to financially support the academic pursuits of more student-athletes for all…
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What Makes Saquon Barkley Special? Penn State Teammates, Coaches Share Stories of His Legend
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There isn’t a player Joe Moorhead has been asked about more than Saquon Barkley. The questions aren’t always necessarily football related. Many surround something more basic: “What’s he like?” There’s power in Barkley’s name, his image and, of course, his ability. To know him is to know greatness in its most humble form. Moorhead, his…
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Penn State Adding Albany Head Coach, Nittany Lion Alum Greg Gattuso to Jim Knowles’ Defensive Coaching Staff
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Jim Knowles has added another member to his Penn State defensive coaching staff. Greg Gattuso is leaving Albany after 11 seasons as the team’s head coach to become a defensive line consultant with the Nittany Lions, his alma mater, he told reporters on Wednesday. A Pittsburgh native, Gattuso played defensive line at Penn State from…
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Report: Former Penn State Walk-On Billy Fessler Promoted to Become Ohio State’s QB Coach
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A former Penn State walk-on quarterback has inherited a prestigious job with one of his alma mater’s conference foes. Billy Fessler, who played for the Nittany Lions from 2014 to 2017, has earned a promotion to become Ohio State’s next quarterbacks coach after serving as offensive analyst with the program this past season, Matt Zenitz…
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Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr. Named to Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
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Penn State point guard Ace Baldwin Jr. is up for one of the most prestigious awards in college basketball. Baldwin is one of 15 players who landed on the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list, which was released on Wednesday. Baldwin, the reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, has averaged two…
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‘Brilliant Mind’: What Jim Knowles’ Former Players Say About Penn State’s New Defensive Coordinator
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The sun was just beginning to rise. Matt Daniels was wiping the sleep from his eyes while strapping on his pads and practice uniform. In burst Jim Knowles, with a smile on his face. Then, in the middle of Duke’s locker room, he danced. It was equally odd and ingenious, somehow the perfect way to…
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Penn State Adds Pair of Analysts With Jim Knowles Ties to Coaching Staff
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Penn State has hired two assistants with ties to new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Brent Zdebski, formerly of Ohio State, and Shane Eachus, who served as Georgetown’s defensive backs coach over each of the past two years, have been added to James Franklin’s staff directory as defensive analysts. Zdebski is a loyal Knowles disciple. He…