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Lyle Alenstein

New York, State College

Sports Reporter at The Daily Collegian

Sports Writer at NBADraft.Net

Covering Penn State football for @DailyCollegian

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  • 1 week ago | psucollegian.com | Lyle Alenstein

    After one year in Happy Valley a Nittany Lion will look for greener pastures. Penn State infielder Brendan Gardner announced via X on Wednesday morning that he will be entering the transfer portal.

  • 1 week ago | psucollegian.com | Lyle Alenstein

    The exodus for Penn State continues. Pitcher Connor Throneberry announced Wednesday that he intends to enter the transfer portal as a graduate student. Grad Portal 1 Year of Eligibility pic.twitter.com/syDhmlLLY9— Connor Throneberry (@cthroneberry_99) May 28, 2025The St. Louis native was a steady presence for the Nittany Lions over his four-year career, appearing in 34 games over the past three seasons following a freshman campaign where he didn't see the field.

  • 1 week ago | psucollegian.com | Lyle Alenstein

    Penn State’s 2025 roster is almost complete, as it welcomed its latest roster additions to campus. The newest Nittany Lions consisted of 12 players headlined by 10 freshmen, and rounded out by the two spring transfer additions. Here are players to watch for in the latest group of arrivals. Penn State only had two additions in the spring transfer portal window, but no addition for the overall 2025 roster was arguably bigger than Trebor Peña.

  • 2 weeks ago | psucollegian.com | Lyle Alenstein

    College football keeps changing — it happened again on Thursday. After the first year of the 12-team playoff format, the 2025 College Football Playoff will feature a straight seeding format for the top squads as opposed to the previous campaign where four conference championship winners claimed the premier seeding.

  • 2 weeks ago | psucollegian.com | Lyle Alenstein

    It was a busy weekend for football in Happy Valley as Penn State hosted its first batch of 2026 official visitors while State College Area High School held the Elite 11 and All 22 camp at Memorial Field. From a top two-way in-state target, to a tandem of future Penn State quarterbacks, there was tons of action. Here’s everything that went down this weekend. The headliner on the official visit front was 4-star ATH Joey O’Brien.

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Lyle Alenstein
Lyle Alenstein @LAlenstein
3 Jun 25

BREAKING: Penn State has landed a commitment from 3-star OL Benjamin Eziuka. Camped this weekend and has an official visit scheduled for June 20.

Benjamin Eziuka 3⭐️ 2026
Benjamin Eziuka 3⭐️ 2026 @eziuka_Benjamin

100% COMMITTED #WeAre @coachjfranklin @CoachTrautFB @chrismahon_ @DCCfootball @jcessante @DCC_OLCoachBell https://t.co/jCuukUpT37

Lyle Alenstein
Lyle Alenstein @LAlenstein
3 Jun 25

Penn State hosted its second group of official visitors this weekend, headlined by its 2026 commits and a quartet of uncommitted prospects. Additionally, several recruits announced the Nittany Lions in their final list of schools. Recruiting recap: https://t.co/dkOcLtWyW8

Lyle Alenstein
Lyle Alenstein @LAlenstein
2 Jun 25

Saquon Barkley will be on the cover of EA Sports Madden NFL 26 with the art being from his ridiculous backwards hurdle against the Jacksonville Jaguars https://t.co/ORvmbUuH3g