Former Penn State Nittany Lions cornerback Jalen Kimber will participate in the 100th East-West Shrine Bowl this week. The annual game is the informal kickoff to the 2025 NFL Draft with dozens of NFL prospects participating in events at AT&T Stadium in Arlington,

For the 15th consecutive year the Penn State Nittany Lions will have a former player in the Super Bowl. Since the Super Bowl began in 1967 there has been at least one Nittany Lion on the roster in every title game with the exception of five games,

Penn State will be well-represented in this year’s big game. The Nittany Lions have four players playing in Super Bowl LIX. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will meet in the title game for the second time in three seasons, with the Eagles having the most high-profile Penn State athlete in recent memory in Saquon Barkley.

Penn State has made a massive splash by hiring Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to take the same job with the Nittany Lions. He replaces Tom Allen, who left PSU to become Clemson’s defensive coordinator. Here are three thoughts on what Penn State hiring Knowles means moving forward.

Julian Peterson (2) of Winslow catches a pass and would score on the play during the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 4 football semifinal between Winslow and Manalapan at Winslow Township High School in Atco, NJ on 11/9/24. Scott Faytok | NJ Advance Media

Virginia Tech announced the hiring of Sam Siefkes as its new defensive coordinator. Siefkes has previous experience with the Arizona Cardinal

Penn State coach Cael Sanderson and Nittany Lion wrestlers Carter Starocci and Mitchell Mesenbrink, each ranked No.1 at 184 and 165, respectively, offered opinions on Monday about four sentences and 44 words — a.k.a. smack talk — that came out of Iowa City on Saturday after the No. 2 Hawkeyes defeated No. 4 Ohio State.

Barkley entered the NFC Championship against the Washington Commanders needing just 147 rushing yards to surpass Terrell Davis' record of 2,476 yards (including regular season and playoffs). The Eagles star made a serious push to break that record after scoring a 60-yard touchdown on the team's first play of the game.

The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team improved to 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten Friday night, thanks to a 35-3 win over Rutgers. Penn State rode the wave of four technical falls and won nine of the dual’s 10 bouts to sail to victory.

The Philadelphia Eagles aim to punch a ticket to the Super Bowl but first must overcome the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship on Sunday. Washington has been on fire in the postseason while Philly has been largely dominant throughout the entire season.

Madison Fowler has hit the collegiate track and field scene like a locomotive with multiple placements in the Bucknell top ten rankings. She continued her impressive debut season at last weekend’s Gulden Invitational to earn Patriot League Women’s Track and Field Rookie of the Week for the second time.

In a visit back to his alma mater, Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik told Penn State students about his “unbelievable” past six months.