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Parsons among former Lions with big games in Week 13

UNIVERSITY PARK – Week 13 in the National Football League saw 48 Penn State Football alums populate the rosters of 26 National Football League organizations. Several standout performances by former Nittany Lions included a defensive lineman who posted multiple sacks once again, plus a tight end who helped his team move into first place in the AFC South. Green Bay defensive lineman Micah Parsons had a Thanksgiving to remember during the Packers’ win over Detroit. Parsons finished the game with 2.5 sacks on a season-high eight tackles, three of which went for a loss. This marked ...

PSU matmen meet Drexel Friday

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State wrestling team (1-0, 0-0 B1G) is set for a road-home split this weekend. The Nittany Lions visit Drexel (2-0) on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Philadelphia. Two days later, Penn State hosts Lehigh (3-2*) on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 1 p.m. in Rec Hall. *Lehigh hosts Pittsburgh on Friday night as well. All rankings listed are InterMat/InterMat Tournament Power Index (TPI). The Nittany Lions last wrestled on Nov. 23 in the Black Knight Invitational at Army West Point. Nine Penn Staters won titles at the event: Nate Desmond (125), Marcus Blaze (133), ...

Dennis-Sutton among Lions garnering All-Big Ten selections

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State football landed 11 All-Big Ten selections on Wednesday afternoon as the conference announced its defense and special teams honorees. Linebacker Amare Campbell, defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton and punter Gabriel Nwosu all earned third-team honors. Dani Dennis-Sutton · Sr. · DE · 6-5 · 265 · Millsboro, Del. · McDonogh School (Md.) Third Team (Coaches & Media) Tabbed All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2024. Selected to the Lombardi Award and Bednarik Award Watch List in 2025 Has played in 54 career games and started in 28. Owns 123 ...

Grimes named B10 Libero of the Year

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State’s Gillian Grimes was named the Big Ten Libero of the Year and was one of three Nittany Lions to earn All-Big Ten recognition on Tuesday. She was joined on the first team by Kennedy Martin, while Maggie Mendelson made the second team. Additionally, Addie Lyon was selected as the team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award representative. Grimes is the first-ever recipient of the Big Ten Libero of the Year honor. The conference previously awarded a Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award, which was last won by a Penn State player in back-to-back seasons by ...

BYU coach linked to Penn State

Message boards and media tracking the Penn State coaching search have mentioned a “mystery candidate” in the past couple of weeks. That appears to be Brigham Young’s Kalani Sitake. Football Scoop, which has tracked college sports hirings for years, reported Monday that talks between ...

Lady Lions make US Coaches region teams

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Penn State women’s soccer program saw a trio of student-athletes selected to the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Teams following an announcement from that organization on Tuesday. Penn State saw graduate forward Kaitlyn MacBean secure Second Team All-Region accolades, sophomore defender Bella Ayscue land Third Team All-Region laurels and senior forward Amelia White garner Fourth Team All-Region honors. MacBean landed the second All-Region honor of her collegiate career, while both Ayscue and White garnered the first regional postseason awards in ...