Seth Engle

James Franklin couldn’t help but smile as Ryan Barker jogged to the sidelines. Barker had just converted Penn State’s first field-goal attempt in nearly a month. It was, to say the least, a glimmer of hope for a team that had long searched for consistency from Sander Sahaydak. And with Sahaydak benched, Barker made two…

There’s a navy blue truck with a Penn State logo and a “We Are” slogan written across its base pushing cargo across the country. Its body possesses equipment, a lot of it. It’ll take the truck over a day to get from State College to its final destination in Los Angeles, where the Nittany Lions…

Penn State could be returning its top running back at USC on Saturday. James Franklin said on Monday that the Nittany Lions “anticipate” leading rusher Nick Singleton to return to action in Los Angeles. Singleton was sidelined with an injury against UCLA this past weekend, but is “very confident,” as is Franklin, that he’ll “be…

Penn State’s 27-17 win over UCLA on Saturday marked the five-game point of the 2024 season, the designated amount of game appearances a true freshman has to retain their redshirt status. For three Nittany Lions — offensive lineman Cooper Cousins, tight end Luke Reynolds and safety Dejuan Lane — that ship has sailed. Their redshirts…

Penn State is once again moving up in the rankings, this time into the top five. After a 27-11 win over UCLA on Saturday and some big upsets later in the day, the Nittany Lions climbed to No. 4 in the new AP Top 25 poll, three spots up from their listing last week. The…

The Beaver Stadium grass was beat. It had been a month-long, four-game home stand for Penn State that concluded in a 27-11 win over UCLA on Saturday. James Franklin embraced his family, greeted recruits and walked to the locker room with a smile across his face. Above him, a graphic appeared on the video board:…

It’s time to experience the expanded Big Ten. No. 7 Penn State (-28) will return to Beaver Stadium for a clash with new conference opponent UCLA (1-3) on Saturday. The meeting will kickoff at 12 p.m. EDT and broadcast on FOX. It will mark the final leg of a four-game homestand for the Nittany Lions,…

Nick Singleton saw the pass rush. An Illinois defensive end ran toward him, and Singleton chipped him to the ground. It was brutal. Singleton then swung toward the sideline, caught a pass and trucked the defensive back in front of him for a first down. It was an ultra-physical sequence that embodied his performance in…

The status of Penn State’s leading rusher is up in the air ahead of Saturday’s matchup with UCLA. Nick Singleton, who leads the Nittany Lions with 408 rushing yards and five total touchdowns, was absent from the team’s practice viewing session on Wednesday. James Franklin, asked about Singleton’s status after practice, said he had no…