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THON Returns for 53rd Year This Weekend. Here’s What to Know
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THON Weekend 2025 will take place Friday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, Feb. 23, marking the culmination of year-round efforts of 16,500 student volunteers to raise funds and provide emotional support for pediatric cancer patients and their families. Now in its 53rd year, the Penn State student-run philanthropy has raised more than $236 million for the…
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Penn State Swimming & Diving Head Coach Tim Murphy’s Contract Not Renewed Amid Leave of Absence
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Penn State Athletics announced on Tuesday that it will not be renewing the contract of men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach Tim Murphy. According to a report by SwimSwam.com, Murphy had been on an unspecified leave of absence since at least late March. A Penn State spokesperson at the time did not offer…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Add Wisconsin Edge Rusher Out of Transfer Portal
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Edge rusher Jordan Mayer has committed to transfer to Penn State football, he announced Friday. Mayer, who comes to Penn State from Wisconsin and should have four years of eligibility remaining, is the third player to commit to the Nittany Lions from the portal this year. Mayer spent just one year with Wisconsin after joining the…
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Nittany Lions Check Off All the Boxes Ahead of Michigan in Victory Over Maryland
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COLLEGE PARK, MD. – In the grand scheme of things Penn State did everything it needed to during a 51-15 thumping of Maryland on Saturday. The Nittany Lions, fresh off an important but not terribly impressive victory over Indiana the week prior, had one last opportunity to improve before hosting Michigan in a game that…
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Penn State Football: Ohio State Beat Writer Q&A
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With Penn State heading to Columbus this weekend for its biggest of the game so far and perhaps the biggest game of the year who better to get a read on the Buckeyes than someone who covers the team. Here’s a brief question and answer session with Tony Gerdeman, lead beat writer for Buckeye Huddle.…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Add Second 2025 Commitment in as Many Days
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Penn State football’s 2025 picked up a second commitment in as many days following a pledge from western Pennsylvania running back Tiqwai Hayes on Monday afternoon. Hayes made his decision known in front of friends, family and teammates at Aliquippa High School. The four-star prospect, who hits the scales at 5-foot-10 185-pounds, is rated the…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey: Big Ten Announces Conference Slate
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Earlier this week the Big Ten announced its conference slate of games which will – as per usual – feature four regular season contests between each program, two at home and two on the road. The Nittany Lions announced their 10-game out of conference schedule earlier this month. Penn State will open Big Ten play…
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As Abdul Carter Finds Another Gear, Penn State Fans Might Just Get the Micah Parsons Year They Always Wanted
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When Micah Parsons opted out of Penn State’s 2020 season it was on the heels of one of the best individual bowl performances in program history and in the opening stages of a cautiously optimistic Heisman campaign. Parsons was en route to becoming, if not already, must-see TV. He was explosive, impressive, powerful and able…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey Announces Non-Conference Slate
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Penn State men’s hockey released its 10-game non-conference schedule for the 2023-24 season this week as the Nittany Lions sit just 58 days for their season opener. The season will start off with three-straight road games, dropping the puck in Long Island against LIU on Oct. 7. This marks the second time in three seasons…
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Penn State Baseball: Gambino Faces Challenges, but That’s Not New to Him
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For newly minted Penn State baseball coach Mike Gambino, it’s an interesting choice to do what he has done: uproot his family from a happy and familiar existence in the Boston area and travel to the fairly remote world of Happy Valley to coach a baseball team that has accomplished the better part of nothing…