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Get to know PSU’s special teams

Following is a preseason series on Penn State’s position groups and a key player to watch from each: POSITION: Special teams Player to watch: Ryan Barker (No. 94) Class: Redshirt junior Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 191 pounds Career to this point: Now a redshirt junior, Barker ...

Lions land on preseason lists

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State redshirt senior quarterback Rocco Becht was named to the Davey O’Brien Award watch list, while redshirt senior defensive tackle Siale Taupaki was placed on the Polynesian College Player of the Year watch list and redshirt senior safety Jeremiah Cooper, redshirt sophomore Max Granville and redshirt junior linebacker Tony Rojas were named to the Comeback Player of the Year award watch list on Thursday. The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest national ...

Checking out PSU’s secondary

Following is a preseason series on Penn State’s position groups and a key player to watch from each: POSITION: Secondary Player to watch: Marcus Neal Jr. (No. 31) Class: Junior Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 216 pounds Career to this point: Started 12 games for Iowa State last year ...

Sloff, Costich named runners to watch

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Graduate student Charlotte Costich and senior Nick Sloff of the Penn State cross country team were tabbed Big Ten Runners to Watch, as announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon. Charlotte Costich Costich is coming off a strong 2025 campaign in which she was a scoring runner in each of the six meets she competed in. Costich helped Penn State record four top-two team finishes during the season, including victories at the Dolan Duals and Spiked Shoe Invitational and runner-up finishes at the Paul Short Run and Big Ten Championships. She opened the season by ...

Spikes hold off Cutters, 9-7

UNIVERSITY PARK – Jett Buck and Elie Kligman drove in three runs apiece and Jacoby Long knocked in two runs along with making two outstanding catches in center field to help the State College Spikes keep pace in the MLB Draft League second-half title race with a 9-7 win over the Williamsport Crosscutters on Tuesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. With the win, the Spikes (18-15 2nd Half) stayed two games back of the first-place Aberdeen IronBirds with 13 games remaining on their 2026 schedule. Williamsport (19-15 2nd Half) currently sits 1 ½ games back but has already ...

Going over PSU’s defensive line

Following is a preseason series on Penn State’s position groups and a key player to watch from each: POSITION: Defensive line Player to watch: Ikenna Ezeogu (No. 1) Class: Senior Height/weight: 6-foot-5, 273 pounds Career to this point: Played in 38 games at Iowa State and began ...