Centre County Gazette

4 days ago | statecollege.com | Seth Engle

Penn State has added another blocker to its 2026 recruiting class. Benjamin Eziuka, a three-star offensive lineman from Michigan’s Detroit Catholic Central High School, announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions on Tuesday. The 6-foot-3, 290-pound Eziuka is ranked as the nation’s No. 65 interior offensive lineman and No. 755 overall prospect, per 247Sports’ composite rankings. He chose Penn State over Stanford, Cincinnati and others.

5 days ago | statecollege.com | Seth Engle

The work is not yet done for Mike Rhoades in piecing together a Penn State roster for next season. The Nittany Lions do, however, appear set to take a step forward by adding a coveted international prospect. Melih Tunca, a 19-year-old guard from Turkey, has committed to Penn State, Eurohopes reported on Monday. He will join the Nittany Lions for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

5 days ago | statecollege.com | Seth Engle

A pair of former Penn State players have landed on the ballot for the NFF College Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2026. Ki-Jana Carter, the star running back of the Nittany Lions’ undefeated 1994 team, and defensive end Courtney Brown were on Monday named as two of 79 players under consideration for induction. This marks Carter’s fourth consecutive year on the ballot.

5 days ago | statecollege.com | Seth Engle

Saquon Barkley has made Penn State, video game history. Following a Super Bowl win in his first year with the Philadelphia Eagles, Barkley will be featured on the cover of Madden NFL 26. He’s the first Nittany Lion to ever be named as the game’s cover athlete. Barkley was also given a 99 overall rating, the first Eagles player to join the exclusive club since kicker David Akers in 2006.

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

A historic one-room schoolhouse in Patton Township is newly restored after a project to ensure it will remain an experiential educational resource well into the future. The Centre County Historical Society recently finished a nine-month restoration project for the Boogersburg School, the last surviving of the 180 one-room schoolhouses that once populated the county. The $200,000 project was financed by a fundraising campaign completed last summer.