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Penn State hoopers host Michigan

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State men’s basketball team returns to the Bryce Jordan Center to host the undefeated #2/1 Michigan Wolverines Tuesday night. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will air nationally on FS1. FOLLOW ALONG TICKETS: Tickets PROMOTIONS: Bryce Jordan Center 30th Anniversary Celebration 30% off tickets at this link Kids 12 & under get in free with purchase of an adult ticket at this link TV: FS1- Connor Onion (pxp) & Donny Marshall (analyst) LISTEN: Penn State Sports Network – Steve Jones (pxp) & Dick Jerardi ...

Grunkemeyer set to join Hokies

Former Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer has found a new home, going to play for James Franklin and Virginia Tech. Grunkemeyer threw for 1,339 yards, eight touchdowns and four interceptions in 11 games with the Nittany Lions this season. He will also be joined by a couple former PSU teammates in edge rusher Daniel Jennings and tight end Matt Henderson in Blacksburg. Former PSU cornerback Elliot Washington II found a new home at Clemson, where he will be coached by former Lions defensive coordinator Tom Allen, who holds the same position with the Tigers. The number of former ...

Lions finally have their new QB in Becht

UNIVERSITY PARK — It seemed inevitable for the last few weeks, and Penn State and Matt Campbell got their man to be the next quarterback for the Nittany Lions in Rocco Becht. The former Iowa State quarterback put pen to paper on Sunday, rejoining Campbell for his final season of college football. Becht threw for 2,584 yards, 16 touchdowns and 9 interceptions with the Cyclones this season. “The head coach and the quarterback better be linked at the hip,” Campbell said at his introductory press conference last month. “The quarterback and the head coach get all the blame, and ...

Crespo, Lions swat RIT, 7-3

UNIVERSITY PARK – Senior Jarod Crespo (Seven Lakes, N.C.) registered a third period hat-trick to lift No. 8 Penn State to a 7-3 victory over RIT in non-conference action at Pegula Ice Arena on Sunday evening. Crespo’s hat-trick is the 18th in program history and just the second-ever by a Nittany Lion defenseman joining Cole Hults who registered a hat-trick against Sacred Heart on October 11, 2019. The hat-trick is the third of the season for Penn State and the fourth such game where a Nittany Lion has scored at least three goals this season. HOW IT HAPPENED Penn State (12-6-0) ...

Six Nittany Lion wrestlers win titles at Southern Scuffle, Kauffman Open

Thirteen members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team took part in the 2026 Southern Scuffle at Chattanooga on Saturday and Sunday, and three others competed at the Bobby Kauffman Open at Edinboro on Sunday. Six Penn Staters won individual titles. Connor Pierce won Penn State’s first title of the day in Chattanooga, winning at 149. Pierce went 6-0 at the tournament, including a major. He downed No. 24 Max Petersen of North Dakota State 5-2 in the semifinals and beat No. 26 Brock Herman of Little Rock 13-6 in the finals. Joe Sealey won the Scuffle crown at 157. Sealey ...

No. 8 Penn State opens second half against RIT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The eighth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions resume play after a 41-day hiatus and open their 2026 slate with a home-and-home series against the RIT Tigers on Saturday night in Rochester and Sunday back home inside Pegula Ice Arena. FOLLOW THE ACTION Dates: Saturday, January 3 | Sunday, January 4 Place: Gene Polisseni Center – Rochester, N.Y. | Pegula Ice Arena – University Park, Pa. Time: SAT: 7 p.m. | SUN: 5 p.m. Listen: LionVision THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP This week marks just the fifth and sixth meetings between the two programs ...