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Four-star DL Yvan Kemajou commits to Penn State
Defensive lineman Yvan Kemajou, ranked as a four-star prospect by Rivals in the Class of 2025, committed to Penn State on Wednesday afternoon.,Kemajou, from Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Md., visited head coach James Franklin's program last weekend after taking an official visit at the e...
4-star RB Alvin Henderson flips from Penn State to Auburn
Four-star 2025 running back Alvin Henderson flipped his commitment from Penn State to Auburn on Friday.,Henderson, from Elba, Ala., committed to coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions on April 11 and took an official visit last Friday.,The 247Sports composite lists the 5-foot-9, 200-pound player...
4-star CB Daryus Dixson commits to Penn State
Penn State picked up a commitment from four-star cornerback Daryus Dixson on Monday following his official weekend visit to the campus.,Dixson plays at Southern California powerhouse Mater Dei, and the 247Sports composite ranks him as the No. 10 overall cornerback in the Class of 2025.,He announced ...
Appeal considered after fired Penn State football team doc wins $5.25M verdict
Penn State Health is weighing its options after being slapped with a $5.25 million verdict in the case of a doctor who was fired amid a clash with football coach James Franklin.,On Wednesday, a jury in Dauphin County, Pa., ruled in favor of Dr. Scott Lynch, who sued Penn State Health after being fir...
Penn State coach James Franklin makes appeal for NIL money
Penn State coach James Franklin made a video appeal to Nittany Lions football fans on Thursday, asking them to contribute to a fund to pay players through the name, image and likeness program.,The funding is key to keeping Penn State competitive in the expanding Big Ten, Franklin told fans.,"Our goa...
Penn State coach James Franklin can't mask what is going on in his program
Penn State just can’t help itself. This football program is clearly out of control, but head coach James Franklin is trying his best to disguise it....
These Nits are the pits
Penn State was No. 7 in the preseason AP college football poll. That is not where the Nittany Lions will finish the year....
Racist College Coaches Are Getting Exposed by Their Players, and it's Awesome
Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy was just the tip of the iceberg....
Is There Any Big Ten Program That <i>Doesn't</i> Have a Hideous Sex Abuse Scandal Lurking In Its Past?
Once is a mistake, twice is a coincidence, three times is a pattern....
Rutgers Disrespects Philadelphia With Failed Rendition Of Famous Trick Play
Down 13 points more than halfway through the third quarter, Rutgers decided to be bold against the visiting Penn State Nittany Lions and go for it on fourth-and-goal, just two yards shy from the end zone. Taking some advice from the professional team just south of Jersey, the Scarlet Knights decided...
Iowa's Punter Connects With A Walk-On Defensive End For This Fat Man Touchdown
Already up 5-0 on Penn State because of a field goal and a safety, the Iowa Hawkeyes clearly wanted to add a new level of weirdness to this game. Coach Kirk Ferentz brought the latest trick play out of the back of his playbook for the crowd at Happy Valley. On a fourth-and-goal at the 10-yard line, ...
Person In Chicken Mask Celebrates Engagement Between Penn State Fans
The cool crisp air that signals the beginning of fall also signals the beginning of another important time of the year: cuffing season. On ESPN’s College Gameday broadcast from Happy Valley, one Penn State fan decided to take advantage of the reason for the season and proposed to his significant oth...
Penn State Lost A Certified Demigod And It's Still Going To Be Great<em></em><em></em>
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Penn State Football Trainer Accused Of Approving Frat’s Alcohol “Gauntlet” That Led To Pledge’s Death
Today was a wild fourth day of preliminary hearings in the case of 18 Penn State fraternity brothers charged in the February hazing death of Tim Piazza. Lawyers for members of Beta Theta Pi are attempting to get the case thrown out before it reaches trial, and a Penn State football staffer’s role in...
Judge Awards Mike McQueary Additional $5 Million In Whistleblower Lawsuit
Penn State chose not to stand by whistleblower Mike McQueary when he brought forward allegations of child sex abuse and later served as a witness in the case against Jerry Sandusky and the university. Now, the school is paying the price. ...
Here's The List of Defense Lawyers Penn State Handed Out To Its Football Players
College football fans know that when a player gets in trouble, it won’t be too long before that player retains legal counsel—and usually very good counsel. At Florida, it’s Huntley Johnson. At Florida State, it’s Tim Jansen. At Tennessee, players got a list of six defense lawyers with ties to the at...
Former Penn State AD Timothy Curley Pleaded The Fifth To Nearly Every Question He Was Asked
The last question that former Penn State Athletic Director Timothy Curley gave a real answer to in a June 2015 deposition regarding his alleged protection of Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky was, “Are you currently employed?” He responded, “No,” and then refused to answer whether or not he was the AD....
Here Is How Much Penn State's Insurance Company Thought Some Of Jerry Sandusky's Victims Should Be Paid
The cache of court documents related to the Penn State abuse scandal that were unsealed today came from the university’s legal dispute with its insurance company, PMA, which argued that it was not responsible for covering the university’s payments to Jerry Sandusky’s victims, in part because Penn St...
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Mike McQueary Claims Greg Schiano And Tom Bradley Knew About Jerry Sandusky While At Penn State [Update]
Among the documents relating to the Penn State abuse scandal that were unsealed by a Pennsylvania court today is a deposition given by former Penn State graduate assistant Mike McQueary, the key witness who claims he saw Jerry Sandusky molesting a boy in the football team’s shower in 2001, and then ...
Why Are Bad Laws Still Protecting Penn State And Temple?
The Penn State defense is so well-practiced, so perfected, that by now you can practically write it yourself. The accusations are unsubstantiated; too much time has passed; nobody remembers; there are no records. The language changes from email to email and statement to statement as the university b...