Seth Engle

The sun shined from the tops of Beaver Stadium, illuminating a field of happy players and fans. After a 38-10 win over SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday, Penn State was gifted white hats with the words Fiesta Bowl labeled across the front. The Nittany Lions wore these caps…

The wind picked up with each climbing row, delivering a hard, frigid slap in the face. 106,000 bodies, heavily dressed in winter attire, pressed together. It was the first official day of winter, so it was only fitting that it had snowed, leaving a thin layer of frost along the green of Penn State’s Beaver…

The snow has melted and left a damp and frigid field of grass within Beaver Stadium. The air is still, for now, but on Saturday it will be filled with noise and excitement. Penn State is in the College Football Playoff. And where better for the Nittany Lions to make their debut than at home,…

Beau Pribula is gone, and Penn State now has a quarterback problem on its hands. Drew Allar will obviously remain the starter in the team’s first-round College Football Playoff matchup with SMU on Saturday. But the depth behind him is under question. Who will be Allar’s backup and what does the rest of the quarterback…

There’s a buzz in the air within Penn State’s practice facility. The College Football Playoffs have arrived. From here on out, it’s win or go home. It’s understandably a different vibe at practice this year compared to the preparation that preceded a somewhat meaningless Peach Bowl in 2023. Every rep matters now because every rep…

It likely came as a surprise for Penn State’s Abdul Carter when he wasn’t announced as the recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Award for the nation’s best defensive player. His 19.5 tackles for loss lead the Power Four and his 10 sacks rank second in the Big Ten. However, Carter’s loss to South Carolina’s Kyle…