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Barker makes Groza Award list

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State redshirt junior Ryan Barker was selected to the Lou Groza Award watch list on Friday. The Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker award is presented to the nation’s best collegiate kicker. Ryan Barker · R-Jr. · K · 6-2 · 191 · Landenberg, Pa. · Kennett Groza Selected All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media in 2024 and 2025. Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2024. Ranks first all-time at Penn State in field goal percentage (89.2) and 14th in field goals made (33). Sits seventh in PAT percentage (97.9) and 10th in ...

Manske growing with Lions

By Andy Stine For the Sentinel UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State backup quarterback Alex Manske grew up in Iowa and was a very big Iowa State fan and went to QB camps hosted by Matt Campbell and Lions offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser. Campbell called Manske “one of the top three or four quarterbacks” of the 2025 class. Manske stayed at home and signed with the Cyclones. “He had everybody (recruiting him) in the country,” Campbell said Friday at Penn State media day. “It was a monumental win for us because we thought he was the quarterback of the future. If you watched, ...

Spikes sweep Mahoning Valley

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Caleb Ruter pitched five strong innings to lead the first-place State College Spikes to a three-game series sweep over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers with a 5-3 victory on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Ruter (1-2), a Colorado Mesa product, allowed just one run on four hits and four walks while striking out four batters over five innings of work to earn his first win for the Spikes (15-8 2nd Half). The win ran the Spikes’ home record during the second half of the season to 11-1, and allowed them to extend their lead in the MLB Draft League ...

Riker lands on Rimington Trophy Watch List

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State redshirt sophomore Brock Riker was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list on Thursday. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I college football. Brock Riker · R-So. · OL · 6-4 · 291 · Brock, Texas · Brock · Texas State Rimington Earned second-team Freshman All-America honors from The Athletic. Started 12 games at center in 2025. Allowed zero sacks in 438 pass-blocking snaps. Saw action in four games and redshirted in 2024. This year, the trophy committee worked with ...

Spikes edge Scrappers, 4-3

UNIVERSITY PARK – Justin Journette’s sacrifice fly in the seventh brought in the go-ahead run as the State College Spikes maintained their lead in the MLB Draft League’s second-half standings and captured a series victory against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers with a 4-3 win on Wednesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Spikes (14-8 2nd Half) responded after Mahoning Valley (8-15 2nd Half) broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh on Zion Williams’s RBI triple and Kaikea Harrison’s run-scoring single through a drawn-in infield. Ryan Rivera started the charge with a double to ...

As PSU season dawns, 10 burning questions

It sure seems like a lifetime ago that Matt Campbell was named to succeed James Franklin. With the transition adds a backdrop of questions, alongside the usual uncertainty, approaching the 2026 season. Let’s get to 10 of the most burning matters now that August is here and preseason ...