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Football student season ticket sale begins June 18

6/15/18

The 2018 Penn State student football season ticket sale begins on Monday, June 18, and runs through Friday, June 22. Graduate students open the annual sale on June 18, with the sale continuing through the freshmen ticket sale on June 22.

Barkley running with ball during Purdue game

Six Nittany Lions selected in 2018 NFL Draft

5/2/18

Six former Nittany Lions heard their names called during the 2018 NFL Draft, held April 27-29 in Arlington, Texas. Headlining Penn State’s draft class was running back Saquon Barkley, who was selected by the New York Giants with the No. 2 overall pick.

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Penn State Military Appreciation Game to celebrate women in the Armed Forces

4/23/18

Penn State will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of women in the U.S. Armed Forces at the University's seventh annual Military Appreciation Game on Oct. 27. As the largest military appreciation event of its kind in the Big Ten, the game will feature special presentations to active and veteran service members, halftime performances by the Penn State Blue Band, color guard and more.

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Penn State completes 2020 football schedule

2/12/18

Penn State has completed its 2020 football schedule with the addition of home games against Nevada and San José State in addition to the inaugural meeting between the Nittany Lions and Virginia Tech.

Ja’Juan Seider

Seider joins football staff as running backs coach

1/25/18

Penn State football coach James Franklin announced today (Jan. 25) the addition of Ja’Juan Seider, who was most recently the running backs coach at the University of Florida, to the staff as the running backs coach. In addition, defensive line coach Sean Spencer has been elevated to associate head coach and David Corley will now serve as the wide receivers coach.

Triplett at Cotton Bowl

Triplett elected to Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame

1/12/18

Penn State football letterman Wally Triplett, who is synonymous with the creation of the "We Are...Penn State" mantra, is among the six honorees elected to the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

Kerry Collins

Collins elected to College Football Hall of Fame

1/8/18

Penn State national award winner and first-team All-America quarterback Kerry Collins has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2018 class. Collins is the 25th member of the Penn State football family to be elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

James Franklin

James Franklin inks contract extension

8/18/17

Penn State Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour announced today (Aug. 18) that head football coach James Franklin has signed a contract extension. The new agreement extends Franklin’s current contract to six years, keeping the 2016 Sporting News and Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year as the leader of the Nittany Lions through at least the 2022 season.

Composite of Collins and Wisniewski

Duo on ballot for 2018 college football hall of fame

6/1/17

A pair of standouts who were instrumental in helping Penn State post undefeated and championship seasons are among the candidates under consideration for the National Football Foundation's College Hall of Fame.

Brandon Bell, Malik Golden, Evan Schwan and Garrett Sickels

Four Nittany Lions sign NFL undrafted free agent contracts

5/2/17

Four Nittany Lions — Brandon Bell, Malik Golden, Evan Schwan and Garrett Sickels — have signed undrafted free agent contracts with NFL clubs. Bell has inked a deal with the Cincinnati Bengals, Golden signed with the San Francisco 49ers, Schwan joined the New York Giants, while Sickels is now an Indianapolis Colt.

Chris Godwin

Godwin selected in third round of NFL Draft

4/28/17

Wide receiver Chris Godwin was selected in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft on April 28. Godwin went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 84th overall pick in the third round.

York Clay Shoot Coach Station

Clay shoot event April 20 benefits Penn State York athletics

4/13/17

Franco Harris, former Penn State Nittany Lion football player, Steeler Super bowl champ, and Pro Football Hall of Famer, is headed to the area to take part in Penn State York’s ninth annual clay shoot event with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20. The event takes place at Central Penn Sporting Clays (CPSC) in Wellsville, Pennsylvania.

Football signing day 2017

Penn State football inks top 15 class

2/1/17

Head coach James Franklin unveiled the top 15 2017 Penn State football recruiting class today (Feb. 1) during a Signing Day celebration in the Lasch Building. Penn State's Class of 2017 is ranked third in the Big Ten Conference by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals and from No. 12 to No. 16 nationally, as of Wednesday.

Tariq Tongue and Shannon Hutchinson on a surfboard simulator

Former Penn State athletes utilize degrees on cruise ship

1/19/17

For Tariq Tongue and Shannon Hutchinson, both former Penn State athletes, their joint presence on a Royal Caribbean cruise is not due to a vacation coincidence. Instead, they are utilizing their Penn State degrees as employees of the same cruise line.

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