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Duzansky named finalist for Mannelly Award

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State senior Tyler Duzansky was named a finalist for the Mannelly Award on Monday evening. Duzansky is one of three finalists for the award for the nation’s top long snapper, joining Georgia’s Beau Gardner and North Carolina’s Spencer Triplett. The Patrick Mannelly Award, created in 2019, benefits Bernie's Book Bank, a non-profit organization located in Lake Bluff. The award is named after Patrick Mannelly, a long snapper at Duke, who played 16 years in the NFL (1998-2013) with the Chicago Bears. The Nittany Lions have a Mannelly Award finalist for ...

Mingo earns Freshman of the Week honors

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State men’s basketball rookie guard Kayden Mingo has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon. Mingo averaged 13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 5.0 steals per game while shooting 55.6 percent (10-18) from the field in Penn State’s 2-0 week, leading the Nittany Lions to wins over Boston University and Sacred Heart last week. The Farmingdale, N.Y. native tied the Penn State single-game record for steals with eight steals in Saturday night’s dominant 90-59 win over Sacred ...

Lions tip off against Pioneers Saturday

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team looks to continue its home success Saturday night when the Nittany Lions host Sacred Heart inside the Bryce Jordan Center. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. and the game will air nationally on Peacock and NBCSN. FOLLOW ALONG TICKETS: Tickets PROMOTIONS: Kids 12 & under get in free with the purchase of an adult ticket from this link. FAN INFO GUIDE: Fan Info Guide TV: Peacock & NBCSN - Jason Knapp (pxp) & Nik Stauskas (analyst) RADIO: Penn State Sports Network – Steve Jones (pxp) & Dick Jerardi ...

PSU soon to solve mystery

Some nitpicking as the Nittany Lions draw the curtain on a lost season: Penn State’s coaching search should be coming to a close. With the regular season ending today at Rutgers, and the early recruiting signing period beginning Wednesday (through Friday), it’s quite possible James Franklin’s successor could be announced Sunday. No more predictions from me on the choice. Seemingly every time I put my toe in the water on coaches to consider (Matt Rhule) or ones that made a ton of sense (Mike Elko), they quickly signed contracts at their current schools. So I’ll stick ...

Winston, Reed among strong players in Week 12

UNIVERSITY PARK – Week 12 in the National Football League saw 49 Penn State Football alums populate the rosters of 26 National Football League organizations. Former Penn State tight ends and safeties shined this week. San Francisco safety Ji’Ayir Brown tallied five tackles and picked ...

Lions drop Terriers, 96-87

UNIVERSITY PARK – Led by five players in double figures, the Penn State men’s basketball team battled for a solid 96-87 win over Boston University on Tuesday night inside the Bryce Jordan Center to move to 6-1 on the season. The Nittany Lions were on fire offensively throughout the midweek matchup against the Terriers, with Penn State scoring a season-high 96 points in the winning effort. The Blue & White crossed the 90-point threshold as a team for the first time in the 2025 calendar year, accomplishing that feat for the first time since recording 99 points against Coppin State ...