The late Joe Tiller, who brought open football to Purdue and the Big Ten Conference, delivered the same lament each year at Big Ten Conference media day: “Yesterday I was fishing in Wyoming, and now I'm here,” Tiller would say.
And now, here we are again. After the Big 12 and SEC, it's the Big 10 and ACC's turn this week. As the conference expands to 18 teams, Big 10 Football Media Days will also expand, with a three-day rental of Lucas Oil Fields in Indianapolis. The show starts on Tuesday. Penn State takes the stage on Wednesday. Set your alarms.
Meanwhile, the flood of preseason coverage has already begun, and while we've been covering Penn State for SI for a few weeks now, this week's Penn State Headlines will highlight the news you may have missed on the beach.
How does the college football world view Penn State?
Opinion on James Franklin's team seems to be a mix of playoff hopes and “what happens after that?” Penn State is consistently a top 12 team in preseason projections. In fact, ESPN's College Football Power Index, which has had Penn State on its radar for over a year, has them at 14th in the rankings. Ranking the team 6thOne ESPN reporter was calling Penn State's playoff run “Sleeper” Analyst Greg McIlroy said: Add coordinators Andy Kotelnicki and Tom Allen.Pro Football Focus reports that the Nittany Lions “Under pressure” This season.
Any concerns? Offensive tackle, According to ESPN:Speaking of wide receivers, position coach Marques Hagans said his players are taking advantage of that. Doubt as a motivational tool.
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania State University Record your air milesDrew Aller and Nicholas Singleton, while not as impressive as the Big Ten's newcomers this season. Gaining public admiration.
Dates for Whiteout Pennsylvania finally announced
After exhausting all possibilities, Penn State finally The date was announced Come along to watch the Whiteout game this season. Not only will the Washington Huskies fly nearly 4,500 miles round trip for their first game at Beaver Stadium, but they'll also get to watch the Whiteout! Congratulations! Kickoff time for the November 9th game has yet to be determined, but with NBC already scheduled to broadcast Florida State vs. Notre Dame on Saturday night, the game is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM ET.
The schedule was a reasonable compromise — Washington is a strong brand and brings a new name to the Whiteouts — and Penn State did something sneaky anyway: scheduled the “Helmet Stripes” game for the week before their matchup with Ohio State, meaning Penn State would essentially play back-to-back Whiteout games, the first of which would likely start at noon and have blue stripes painted on the stadium.
Penn State in the Olympics
The Olympics are starting this week in Paris, and Penn State will be representing the U.S. national team and other national teams. Penn State is actually Top number of Team USA players in the Big Ten (Until USC and UCLA officially join the conference.) The list includes two-time Olympic silver medalist shot putter Joe Kovacs, U.S. women's national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naher and wrestler Aaron Brooks.
Another great story is field hockey player Fia Gradow, who is currently the only player at Penn State to play for Team USA. Reading Eagle's Rich Scarcella reports on her record: An inspiring Olympic journey.
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Penn State basketball is more than halfway through its summer training program, with point guard Ace Baldwin Jr. set to compete. Looking better than ever.
Seth Ingle examines Penn State 2024 Schedule And a playoff spot is inevitable.
Pennsylvania State University graduate He donated $250,000 to the renovation. Greenburgh Indoor Sports Complex
Could Penn State land a two-sport star in 2026? Kendre Harrison, the football and basketball star from North Carolina. Top 6 Recruitment List That includes the Nittany Lions.
Mike Poorman of Statecollege.com has the latest updates. Preseason training at Beaver Stadium,
Includes an expanded gate and new ribbon board.
From statecollege.com: Trustee Barry Fenchuk has been a vocal critic of Penn State's spending habits and voted against plans to renovate Beaver Stadium. Sued the Board To retain records.
Happy Valley United is the official NIL organization of Penn State University. Hosting a large fundraiser social This week in New Jersey. Franklin will be starring alongside current and former players.
a Lego Beaver Stadium It's coming to Penn State's All Sports Museum this month.
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