Robert Shields

1 day ago | yardbarker.com | Robert Shields

Redshirt freshman Max Granville was one of the players on Penn State Football’s 2025 roster that I was most excited to see this fall. The former four-star defensive end from Sugar Land, Texas reclassified into the 2024 class and enrolled a full year early at Penn State ahead of last season. While keeping his redshirt intact in 2024, Granville played in three regular-season games and all four postseason games for the Nittany Lions.

1 day ago | yardbarker.com | Robert Shields

Penn State Football head coach James Franklin met with the media Thursday during a press conference ahead of the summer for the Nittany Lions. In his appearance, Franklin provided health updates on a few key Penn State players ahead of the summer. Franklin announced that three players who missed spring practice, tight end Andrew Rappleyea, offensive tackle Anthony Donkoh, and linebacker Tony Rojas, were all expected to be “fully cleared” medically ahead of the Nittany Lions fall camp.

3 days ago | yardbarker.com | Robert Shields

As Penn State Football approaches the 2025 college football season with sky-high expectations, the Nittany Lions are slowly finding out details about the timing of the 2025 schedule. Last week, Penn State announced that the Nittany Lions’ annual White Out will return to their biggest home game of the season , against the defending Big Ten champion Oregon Ducks.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Robert Shields

For the past three seasons, Penn State has been forced to hold its whiteout game against a “lesser” opponent, with Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff selecting the Nittany Lions‘ best matchup for the noon kickoff slot. Finally, Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft and Penn State Football head coach James Franklin get the whiteout back where it belongs, under the lights during Penn State’s biggest home game of the season.

2 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Robert Shields

We have officially made it to the point in the offseason where we can take a step back from the practice field and position battles and think about Penn State Football’s history. Penn State has been one of the top programs in college football history, and the program has been particularly known for its stellar defenses through the decades.