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Earlier this week, ESPN unveiled its first iteration of its college version of the Football Power Index. The proprietary analytics hope to provide a preseason and in-season evaluation of the college football landscape, tracking the strengths and weaknesses of all 134 programs relative to that of an “average” FBS team. And Penn State, predictably, is taking center stage ahead of the Nittany Lions’ 2024 campaign. Ranked No. 6 overall, joining a top tier of programs headlined by Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Ohio State and Alabama, the Nittany Lions would be considered a 19.8-point favorite to open the...
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Penn State news, notes, and updates for June 6 include a take on the Lions’ 2024 win total, headlines of the day, and more. It’s time to dive into Thursday’s top tweets and stories about the Nittany Lions and college athletics. Penn State tweets of the dayWe start with On3 national college football columnist Jesse Simonton’s take on each team’s Big Ten win total. At Fan Duel, the Lions’ number sits at 9.5 victories. For those who are unaware, someone taking the over believes the Nittany Lions will win 10 games or more during the regular season. Someone taking the under would be betting on head...
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Penn State’s baseball program rode a magical run at the end of head coach Mike Gambino’s first season at the helm all the way to the Big Ten title game. While the Nittany Lions came up short in Omaha, it was the program’s deepest run into the tournament in 24 seasons. Penn State finished the year with a 29-24 record, with Gambino’s 29 wins being the most in program history for a first-year head coach. Now the second season has begun. The offseason is expected to feature quite a bit of turnover, as the Nittany Lions are expected to be active in the Transfer Portal to replenish a roster that has...
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Penn State’s June 5 newsstand includes a breakdown from CBSSports reporter Tom Fornelli on the incoming transfers that he believes can make an instant impact in the Big Ten this upcoming season. We also look at a recent survey by On3 asking the nation’s top recruits about NIL. It’s time to dive into Wednesday’s top tweets and stories about the Nittany Lions and college athletics. Penn State Tweets of the DayPenn State added four scholarship transfers via the portal back in December and January, but you won’t find anyone who has garnered the kind of attention that wide receiver Julian Fleming h...
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The latest offering from ESPN is comprehensive. David Hale, one of the outlet’s national college football reporters, has broken down the totality of the game’s quarterbacks ahead of the 2024 season. And, predictably, Penn State’s Drew Allar is among the primary discussion points. Surveying 134 quarterbacks in college football, the premise isn’t a point by point ranking. Rather, lumping different quarterbacks into groups, themes emerge for the best of the best, the transfer market, quarterbacks needing a reboot, and others who are serviceable. Then, there’s Allar. Where does the Nittany Lion si...
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Is Penn State football a college playoff contender? The ESPN PFI is out and has the Nittany Lion as one of the top 12 programs in the country. Today on the BWI Live Show, we’re discussing the team’s chances of making the College Football Playoff, and why the metric favors Penn State so much. Agree? Disagree? Join the show today at 10 a.m. on YouTube and discuss your thoughts with the expert panel of football analysts. Sean Fitz and Nate Bauer answer questions from the live chat and the Blue White Illustrated Lions Den Community in the BWI Mailbag. Join the show to hear what’s on the minds of P...
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Penn State welcomed four more members of its Class of 2024 to campus earlier this month. The quartet were some of the final players to arrive in State College from the 25-man group that signed in December. Fifteen enrolled for the spring semester back in January. More will officially start their time as Nittany Lions this summer, including the three who did so this past weekend. As for the group that came to town for the Maymester, each now has his first uniform number in blue and white. Defensive end Mylachi Williams took No. 20. He follows in Adisa Isaac’s footsteps, as the defensive end als...
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Penn State news, notes, and updates for June 4 include a new report on possible kick times, the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, and more. It’s time to dive into Tuesday’s top tweets and stories about the Nittany Lions and college athletics. Penn State tweets of the dayWe start with a new report about potential 2024 college football kick times from The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy. The longtime insider reports that Big Ten broadcast partner NBC’s “preferred primetime lineup” would include Illinois at Penn State on Sept. 28 and the Nittany Lions’ trip to Wisconsin on Oct. 26. It co...
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One of the foremost predictors of college football success has returned for the 2024 season. The ESPN Football Power Index has been released with its first iteration since the conclusion of the 2023 campaign. And, Penn State is among its featured programs. The Nittany Lions, coming off a 10-2 regular season with a Peach Bowl loss to Ole Miss, are No. 6. They fall behind only top-ranked Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Ohio State, and Alabama ahead of the 2024 season. Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Missouri round out the top 10. To better understand the rankings and where Penn State stands within ...
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Penn State football remains the talk of national preview publications ahead of the 2024 college football season. A program frequently positioned among the nation’s best, but unable to get over the barrier of the four-team College Football Playoff, the Nittany Lions will vie for that opportunity in their ensuing campaign. Will it be enough to get there? Athlon’s updated College Football Top 25 rankings suggest Penn State can, should, and will be part of that conversation this season. Expected to produce the results that have eluded the program, the Nittany Lions enter the summer months as the p...
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