Penn State Football News (2025)

Penn State’s defense has some big names such as Abdul Carter and Kevin Winston Jr., but the pair didn’t just become big names overnight. Carter and Winston earned their laurels by taking advantage of the playing time and opportunities in front of them.

Penn State propelled its 2025 recruiting class back up to No. 9 nationally with the commitment of 3-star defensive tackle Randy Adirika.

When Penn State fell to Michigan 24-15 in November, James Franklin said his squad must do a “better job of calling a game that gets our quarterback in rhythm.”

Deion Barnes has continued his absolute heater on the recruiting trail.

Penn State went on a recruiting heater during the month of June, nearly doubling its 2025 class along with ranking in the top 10 nationally.

A.J. Lytton, a former Penn State cornerback, died in a car accident Saturday morning, his former high school confirmed.

After a stint in the NFL, a former Nittany Lion coach is headed back to college.

Like father, like son.

After a recruiting frenzy in June, Penn State has earned its first commitment of July.

Penn State’s monumental recruiting run was seemingly capped off with the commitment of 4-star wide receiver Jeff Exinor Jr. on Friday.

Penn State has been on a recruiting hot streak and 4-star Jayden Woods’ commitment on June 26 marked the third edge rusher addition for the Nittany Lions in as many days.

Penn State has been on a recruiting surge of late, and in addition to their 2025 commits, the Nittany Lions picked up a pledge from the second player in the 2026 class, quarterback Troy Huhn.

It’s never too early for some preseason recognition.

Penn State’s recent recruiting frenzy has nearly doubled the size of the Nittany Lions’ 2025 recruiting class, including several promising prospects.

Penn State went on a recruiting run featuring a trio of 2025 4-star defensive ends. The first of the three was Cortez Harris, the No. 248 player nationally and No. 20 edge rusher in the country.

Another McDonogh School talent has made their commitment to Happy Valley. This time, at a major position of need.

With EA Sports College Football 25 getting that much closer, EA dropped the rankings for the game.

Penn State's recruiting streak continues.

Penn State continued its hot streak of recruiting, but this time its latest pledge was from the class of 2026.

Penn State continued its recent run on the recruiting trail by strengthening the secondary once again with the addition of safety Braswell Thomas.

Deion Barnes has added another recruit to his room.

Penn State continues to stack it up.

Another 4-star commit for Penn State has changed his mind.

After 4-star back Alvin Henderson flipped from Penn State to Auburn on Friday, questions arose about Penn State’s recruiting standing, as Henderson was one of team’s highest ranked commits at a big position.

For the second day in a row, Penn State has a commit.

For the second day in a row, Penn State has a commit.

Another Lawn Boy is joining the 2025 recruiting class.

A recruit is on the way out.

When it comes to playing or watching football, it’s easy to get caught up in the game. It’s easy to forget that at the end of the day, the players on the field or on television are just people.

Penn State continued its run of bringing talent to the secondary on the recruiting trail, with safety Antonio Branch Jr. being the latest pledge to the 2025 class.

A Nittany Lion defender is set to miss some time due to injury.

A talent from down south is headed to Happy Valley

A position change is being made in the secondary.

In 2017, after five seasons with the program, Penn State offensive tackle Andrew Nelson hung up the pads.

A former Nittany Lion has found his next stop.

Penn State had some recent commitments for its class of 2026 from quarterback Troy Nuhn, EDGE Jayden Woods and wide receiver Jeff Exinor Jr. "The 1-0 Podcast" co-hosts Joel Haas, Lyle Alenstein and Avery Hill break down the film of all three commits and what they might be able to bring to th…