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Allar makes Unitas Golden Arm list

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State senior quarterback Drew Allar was tabbed to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list on Tuesday. Now in its 39th year, the Golden Arm Award continues to honor excellence both on and off the field. The award is presented by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation in partnership with A.O. Smith Corporation, whose mission aligns with the Foundation’s commitment to advancing the game of football while promoting character, leadership and academic achievement among young athletes. Drew Allar · Sr. · QB · 6-5 · 238 · Medina, Ohio · ...

Nits land on Preseason All-American team

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State senior defensive tackle Zane Durant, redshirt junior offensive lineman Olaivavega Ioane and senior running back Nicholas Singleton were named Preseason Associated Press All-America first team, while senior running back Kaytron Allen was tabbed to the second team. Penn State is tied with Texas for the most first-team selections among FBS teams. Durant also has been tabbed as a Preseason All-American by the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Athletic (first team) and CBS (first team). Ioane has picked up ...

Spikes drop matchup with Scrappers, 6-5

NILES, Ohio – In a back-and-forth battle on Saturday night at Eastwood Field, the State College Spikes took the lead in the eighth inning on Jaden Collura’s RBI ground-rule double and a balk, only to see the Mahoning Valley Scrappers tie the game, then win on a third-strike wild pitch in the ninth, 6-5. In a game that featured four lead changes, the Spikes (11-18 2nd Half) took a 3-1 lead behind Adam Paniagua’s RBI groundout in the second, Cole Caruso’s two-out RBI double in the third, and Adonis Forte’s run-scoring single in the fifth. However, Mahoning Valley (11-19 2nd ...

Black Bears sink Spikes in OT

GRANVILLE, W. Va. – Cole Caruso smashed his second home run of the season to help the State College Spikes to the lead, but the West Virginia Black Bears stole a victory from the Spikes in the MLB Draft League Overtime tiebreaker after a 3-3 tie in regulation on Thursday night at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Caruso’s 372-foot, two-run shot to right field with two outs in the top of the third extended the Spikes’ (11-16 2nd Half) lead to 3-0. The long ball followed Adonis Forte’s RBI groundout that scored Adam Paniagua after his triple to right field started the third. However, ...

MacBean makes Hermann Trophy watch list

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Penn State women’s soccer graduate forward Kaitlyn MacBean was named to the 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List on Thursday afternoon, accentuating her status as one of the premier players to watch in the women’s college game following a release from United Soccer ...

Gadowsky picked as head coach for U.S. Collegiate Select Team

DAVOS, Switzerland – Penn State’s Guy Gadowsky has been tabbed the head coach for the United States Collegiate Select Team ahead of the 2025 Spengler Cup as announced by College Hockey Inc. earlier Thursday morning. Along with Gadowsky, fellow NCAA bench bosses Mike Souza (UNH) and Jason Lammers (Niagara) will serve as assistants. For the first time in the 102-year history of the tournament, which dates back to 1923 making it the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world, a team of top NCAA collegiate players will compete, led by Gadowsky. Held annually in Davos, ...