Penn State, James Franklin Agree to 10-Year Extension

Embed from Getty Images By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Contributor In a surprise move, Penn State and head football coach James Franklin have reached an agreement on a 10-year contract extension worth a guaranteed $70 million.  Franklin, who recently switched agents, had been tied to the openings at LSU and USC in recent weeks.  […]

Mike Lipinski  •  23 Nov 2021
CFB: #7 Penn State Hosts Illinois for Homecoming

Embed from Getty Images By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Contributor After a much-needed bye week, No. 7 Penn State (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) returns to the gridiron for a homecoming affair against Illinois (2-3, 1-3 Big Ten). The Nittany Lions are coming off a heartbreaking 23-20 loss to Iowa where they lost veteran quarterback […]

Mike Lipinski  •  23 Oct 2021
College Football: #4 Penn State – #3 Iowa Preview

Embed from Getty Images #4 Penn State (5-0, Big Ten) travels to Iowa City to take on #3 Iowa (5-0) for a Big Ten contest that could have College Football Playoff implications and be a preview of the Big Ten Championship Game.  The Nittany Lions are coming off 24-0 dismantling of Indiana last weekend in […]

Mike Lipinski  •  09 Oct 2021
The Monday Kickoff: Week 2 Wrap Up

Doc & Brett discuss the latest from the NFL & College Football!  Eagles fans need to relax and take everything that happens in stride.   This week on "The Monday Kickoff:" Eagles-49ers Breakdown Is Jalen Hurts Arm Strength an Issue Sh***y Situation in Pittsburgh Officiating Problems in NFL and College Football Penn State-Auburn  Around the NCAA […]

Section 247 Show  •  20 Sep 2021
Penn State Announces 2021 Captains

Image via @PennStateFball Penn State announced their six team captains on Monday afternoon.  Quarterback Sean Clifford, safety/special teamer Jonathan Sutherland, kicker Jordan Stout, safety Jaquan Brisker, defensive tackle PJ Mustipher, and offensive tackle Rasheed Walker make up the Penn State sextuplet.  Veterans Clifford and Sutherland have served as captains for the past three seasons and […]

Mike Lipinski  •  30 Aug 2021
NFL Mock Draft Part Uno: The First Round

Les Bowen thinks mock drafts are stupid…so here's The Goal Line Stand's stupid contribution!  In this mock draft: Eagles get their guy and buy back into the first round New England makes a shocking pick Two Nittany Lions grace the first round   Presented by Michael's Glass Co, serving the Philadelphia tri-state area since 1978!  About […]

Section 247 Show  •  27 Apr 2021
Alan Zemaitis Returns to Penn State

Penn State football announced that former star defensive back Alan Zemaitis will be joining the Nittany Lions staff as an assistant recruiting coordinator.  Zemaitis confirmed the move on Twitter.

Mike Lipinski  •  11 Mar 2021
Top 100 QB Drew Allar Commits to Penn State

100% Committed! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/4AEsDPJ38j — Drew Allar (@AllarDrew) March 8, 2021   Penn State has started the week off with a big win on the recruiting trail landing a four-star quarterback.  Medina (Ohio) QB Drew Allar announced his commitment to Penn State via Twitter on Monday morning.  Allar is ranked #89 overall in 247Sports Top247 […]

Mike Lipinski  •  08 Mar 2021
Penn State Closes the 2021 Recruiting Cycle with 21st Ranked Class

Embed from Getty Images   Penn State head coach James Franklin can take a deep breath.  Traditional National Signing Day is over and perhaps the most unique recruiting cycle in program history is in the books. The Nittany Lions closed the 2021 recruiting cycle with the 21st ranked class nationally according to 247 Sports composite […]

Mike Lipinski  •  04 Feb 2021