STATE COLLEGE — Penn State will play its annual Blue-White game at 2 p.m. today. This is your home for live updates before, during, and after the controlled scrimmage at Beaver Stadium. The sun is shining here but winds, which are sustained at roughly 15-20 miles per hour with gusts of up to 40 miles per hour possible, are present and likely to have an impact on the kicking and passing games. But, dry conditions are expected. The Big Ten Network is televising today’s game, with Lions letterman Matt Millen (color commentary) and Adam Breneman (sideline reporter) on the call with Jason Ross Jr. (play by play).
You can discuss the game with fellow fans inside The Lions Den forum. Below is everything you need to know from the rosters to the scoring format and more. Scroll down for updates. This post does not refresh automatically. So, refresh your browser often for the latest information.
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Game logistics
–The Blue Team will be on the visitor’s sideline and the White Team will be on the home sideline.
–The game will be four quarters. The first and second quarters will be 13 minutes. The third and fourth quarters could be either 10, 11, or 12 minutes based on time.
–The clock will run during special teams periods.
–The last two minutes of the second and fourth quarters will be real, game-like timing.
–Each team has two timeouts.
–All penalties will be enforced and all special teams work will be on air. Otherwise, everything is live action except for hitting the quarterbacks, of course.
Who is on the Blue team roster?
Here’s the list:
Quarterback
9 Beau Pribula
14 Jaxon Smolik
17 Ethan Grunkemeyer
Running back
24 London Montgomery
27 DK Kency
30 Amiel Davis
Wide receiver
3 Julian Fleming
4 Malick Meiga
8 Tyler Johnson
12 Anthony Ivey
19 Josiah Brown
21 Carmelo Taylor
31 Logan Cunningham
36 Feyisayo Oluleye
80 Mehki Flowers
82 Ethan Black
86 Jason Estrella
Tight end
18 Joey Schlaffer
85 Luke Reynolds
Offensive line
52 Dominic Rulli
54 Ian Harvie
55 Chimdy Onoh
63 Alex Birchmeier
64 Eagan Boyer
65 Jim Fitzgerald
70 Garrett Sexton
75 Matthew Detisch
78 Golden Israel-Achumba
Defensive ends
19 Jameial Lyons
42 Mason Robinson
44 Jaylen Harvey
56 Joseph Mupoyi
93 Bobby Mears
Defensive tackles
18 Davon Townley
54 Xavier Gilliam
58 Kaleb Artis
90 Liam Andrews
94 DeAndre Cook
95 Jordan Mayer
97 T.A. Cunningham
Linebacker
24 Ta’Mere Robinson
30 Kari Jackson
37 Beckham Dee
38 Winston Yates
45 Jackson Pryts
48 Kaveion Keys
49 Ben Chizmar
Cornerback
3 Jalen Kimber
4 A.J. Harris
12 Jon Mitchell
23 Antoine Belgrave-Shorter
31 Kolin Dinkins
Safety
8 DaKaari Nelson
27 Lamont Payne
28 Karson Kieseswetter
39 Jashaun Green
40 Patrick Williams
Punters
95 Riley Thompson
96 Mitchell Groh
99 Gabe Nwosu
Kickers
91 Chase Meyer
93 Sander Sahaydak
94 Ryan Barker
Long snappers
35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick
47 Will Patton
92 Andrew Dufault
Which Penn State players are on the White team roster?
Here’s the rundown. Note that duplications signal that some players will suit up for both teams.
Quarterback
15 Drew Allar
19 Jack Lambert
Running back
10 Nick Singleton
13 Kaytron Allen
25 Quinton Martin
26 Cam Wallace
34 Tyler Holzworth
Wide receiver
1 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
2 Liam Clifford
5 Omari Evans
6 Harrison Wallace
7 Kaden Saunders
11 Malik McClain
83 Jake Spencer
Tight end
16 Khalil Dinkins
44 Tyler Warren
87 Andrew Rappleyea
88 Jerry Cross
89 Finn Furmanek
Offensive line
50 Cooper Cousins
53 Nick Dawkins
56 JB Nelson
67 Henry Boehme
66 Drew Shelton
68 Anthony Donkoh
71 Vega Ioane
72 Nolan Rucci
74J’ven Williams
77 Saleem Wormley
79 Addison Penn
Defensive ends
11 Abdul Carter
15 Amin Vanover
33 Dani Dennis-Sutton
36 Zuriah Fisher
92 Smith Vilbert
Defensive tackles
28 Zane Durant
39 Tyriq Blanding
50 Alonzo Ford
51 Hakeem Beamon
88 Samuel Siafa
91 D’Von Ellies
99 Coziah Izzard
Linebacker
0 Dominic DeLuca
13 Tony Rojas
14 Tyrece Mills
32 Keon Wylie
41 Kobe King
43 Tyler Elsdon
Cornerback
5 Cam Miller
7 Zion Tracy
16 Elliot Washington
29 Audavion Collins
Safety
1 Jaylen Reed
2 Kevin Winston Jr.
6 Zakee Wheatley
9 King Mack
21 Vaboue Toure
Punters
95 Riley Thompson
96 Mitchell Groh
99 Gabe Nwosu
Kickers
91 Chase Meyer
93 Sander Sahaydak
94 Ryan Barker
Long snappers
35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick
47 Will Patton
92 Andrew Dufault
Second quarter Blue-White updates
2:39 — Team White leads Team Blue 10-0 at halftime. Running back Quinton Martin Jr., has the lone touchdown off a nine-yard run. And, Ryan Barker made a 29-yard field goal at the halftime horn. Drew Allar is 7 of 11 for 68 yards and Beau Pribula 3 of 5 for 8 yards and an interception. Cam Wallace has a game-high 35 rushing yards. Trey Wallace leads all receivers with two catches for 31 yards. Zakee Wheatley has an interception. The leading tackler is cornerback AJ Harris with six.
2:27 — Freshman running back Quinton Martin Jr., has the first touchdown of the 2024 Blue-White game. He raced in from nine yards out to give Team White a 7-0 lead. Ryan Barker made the extra point.
First quarter Blue-White updates
2:21 — After one quarter of play, it’s 0-0. Drew Allar is 5 of 9 for 38 yards. Beau Pribula is two of four for eight yards and has an interception (Zakee Wheatley picked it). The leading rusher is Cam Wallace with two carries for 17 yards. Omari Evans, with one catch for 20 yards, is the leading receiver.
2:19 — We have our first turnover of the day. Safety Zakee Wheatley, who forced numerous turnovers this spring, picked off a Beau Pribula pass on Team Blue’s second drive.
2:17 — Drew Allar delivered a fine throw on 4th and 5, but Kaden Saunders saw it bounce right off his hands for the first drop of the day. Team White had a bit of a drive going after Liam Clifford caught a 14 yard pass before Cam Wallace ripped off a 13 yard run, but it quickly ended from there.
2:10 — After a false start on the game’s first play set Team Blue back five yards, it ultimately went three and out. The only positive play was a Pribula three-yard pass to Joey Schlaffeer. Team White takes over with 10 minutes left in the first quarter.
2:05 — We are underway. Redshirt freshman Ryan Barker booted the opening kickoff for Team White to Team Blue returner London Montgomery. There was no return, of course. But, Blue has the ball first.
Penn State Blue-White game pregame updates
1:41 — First-team DL: Dani Dennis-Sutton,D’Von Ellies, Zane Durant, and Amin Vanover. Second team was Abdul Carter, Coziah Izzard, Kaleb Artis, and Jameial Lyons.
1:37 — First punt returner is Kaden Saunders. First field goal kicker is Ryan barker, who drilled the extra point.
1:34 — A look at the first-team back seven: Kobe King and Tony Rojas at LB Reed, King Mack and Zakee Wheatley at safety, and a mix of corners that included transfers Jalen Kimber and AJ Harris.
1:33 — The first-team offensive line for Team White was J’Ven Williams at left tackle, Vega Ioane at left guard, Nick Dawkins at center, Cooper Cousins at right guard, and Nolan Rucci at right tackle. Trey Wallace, Kaden Saunders, and Liam Clifford were the first through wide receiver lines.
1:24 — No Hakeem Beamon either, today, for Penn State. Same with safety KJ Wilson, defensive tackle Liam Andrews, and offensive guard Sal Wormley.
1:14 — Lions running back Kaytron Allen is not suited up for today’s scrimmage.
1:10 — KeAndre Lambert-Smith is not warming up with the receivers as expected. He’s not here at Beaver Stadium as far as we can tell, which is also not unexpected.
1:03 p.m. — Specialists are out now. We’re getting closer to full team warmups and a better look at who is in and out today.
12:42 p.m. — Warmups are rolling along here. But it’s still early. We’re at 83 minutes to kickoff on the 90 minute clock. So, more info to come soon.
12:17 p.m. — JB Nelson is not suited up with the rest of the team during the early part of warmups. Same goes for quarterback Jaxon Smolik, of course.
–The team arrived at 11:40 p.m. ET. James Franklin, in a blue sweatshirt and khaki pants, took his pregame lap shortly after. Team warmups will start in a bit.
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