Nittany Sports Now

06/18/2026

“Evans has already gone from overlooked to Power Four quarterback. Now he gets the chance to prove that journey was only the beginning.”

This is one in a series of stories breaking down each player on Penn State football’s 2026 roster. Kase Evans had an unconventional path to Penn State. That might end up being part of what makes him interesting entering his first season. Evans was once an Oklahoma State commit. Then he was part of...

06/18/2026

Penn State putting in work.

The Penn State men’s basketball team keeps planning for the future as they have just offered two, top five prospects from Pennsylvania and one from Maryland. Rowan Phillips (2028) is a 6′-6″ shooting guard out of Norristown, Pa. who plays for Westtown School. The 4-Star riser is the No. 3 over...

06/18/2026

“For Penn State, Brezina is a young linebacker with Power Four experience, Campbell familiarity and evidence of development. In a room that is trying to blend returning talent with transfer additions, that gives him a legitimate chance to matter in 2026.”

This is one in a series of stories breaking down each player on Penn State football’s 2026 roster. Cael Brezina is not coming to Penn State as a finished product. That might be the most important part of his profile. Brezina has already played meaningful Power Four football. He has started games. ...

06/17/2026

“Ebel’s status as a consistent contributor should help him step up immediately on the field as the 2026 season begins.”

https://nittanysportsnow.com/2026/06/penn-state-all-105-kooper-ebel-brings-familiarity-with-tyson-veidt/

06/17/2026

Solid get for Mike Rhoades and company.

https://nittanysportsnow.com/2026/06/penn-state-basketball-nittany-lions-snag-transfer-dasonte-bowen/

06/17/2026

“Newark is not Rec Hall. It is not the Bryce Jordan Center. There are no team points, no dual-meet crowd and no NCAA trophy waiting at the end.

But if you want to understand the full power of Penn State wrestling in 2026, Final X might tell you as much as March did.”

Penn State wrestling’s season doesn’t end in March: it just changes uniforms. That’s what makes Final X so compelling from a Penn State perspective. PSU’s NCAA dominance is already well established, but Friday’s event at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, offers a different kind ...

06/16/2026

Two of PA’s best have been offered by Penn State basketball.

The Penn State men’s basketball team continues its busy offseason, have offered two Pennsylvania prospects in Carter Smith and Ajani “AJ” Stewart. Smith, a 2028 prospect out of William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, is a 6′-3″ combo-guard ranked No. 5 in the state and No. 63 in the c...

06/16/2026

Penn State men’s has offered four talented prospects.

https://nittanysportsnow.com/2026/06/penn-state-basketball-the-nittany-lions-are-on-the-recruiting-trail/

06/16/2026

“I’ll say to you what I said to everybody at Penn State: “the guy’s a 12 out of 10.”

At the end of the day, the majority of Penn State fans will judge coach Matt Campbell by wins and losses. That’s how it works in sports, and certainly in the Big Ten. But one thing that Campbell has done in his six-plus months on the job is make sure that he has the support […]

06/15/2026

This one hurts.

One of the top players in Penn State football’s 2027 recruiting class has flipped his commitment to an SEC school. It had been speculated for weeks that Jamir Dean, a four-star WR from Tennessee’s Alcoa High School, could de-commit from Penn State in favor of Georgia, and late Monday morning, th...