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Dani Dennis-Sutton Returns to Penn State

Penn State DE Dani Dennis-Sutton the latest Nittany Lion to confirm he’ll return

The good news continues to file in for Penn State’s 2025 season, as defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton became the latest player to announce that he’ll be returning for his senior season. A former five-star recruit from Millsboro,

USA Today · 1d

Elite pass rusher returns to Penn State football: Why Dani Dennis-Sutton is back in 2025.

Penn State football will return yet another key piece of its College Football Playoff semifinal team. Why is Dani Dennis-Sutton coming back?

Bleacher Report · 1d

Report: Penn State's Drew Allar, Singleton, Allen to Return in 2025, Forgo NFL Draft

Penn State junior running backs Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton announced Monday that they will forego the NFL draft and return to the Nittany Lions

Clemson set to hire Penn State’s Tom Allen

Penn Live · 9h

Here are 6 Penn State defensive coordinator candidates to replace Tom Allen

Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen is leaving for Clemson. Here are potential candidates to replace him.

York Daily Record on MSN · 10h

It's official, Penn State football needs a new defensive leader: Clemson hires Tom Allen

James Franklin must hire his third Nittany Lion defensive coordinator in four years after Tom Allen leaves for Clemson.

The State · 19h

Clemson hiring veteran Penn State assistant as new defensive coordinator

Clemson and Dabo Swinney have their new defensive coordinator. The Tigers are hiring current Penn State DC Tom Allen away from the Nittany Lions and into the same role at Clemson, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to The State on Monday.

Penn State, Vilbert

USA Today · 13h

He's back for a seventh year of Penn State football: How Smith Vilbert is one-of-a-kind

He used his fifth season as a redshirt in 2019, received an extra sixth season of eligibility with the COVID pandemic and successfully petitioned for an NCAA medical waiver for this seventh season. Vilbert missed the 2023 to injury and all but one game of the previous season.

Yahoo! Sports · 10h

Penn State DE Smith Vilbert to play rare seventh season

Vilbert picked up an extra year of free eligibility from the NCAA for the 2020 season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. He redshirted his first season on campus in 2019 and was granted a medical redshirt for losing the 2023 season.

ClutchPoints on MSN · 1d

Key defender the latest to return to Penn State football in 2025

The Penn State football team has received a lot of good news on Monday in terms of players coming back for the 2025 season. The latest to announce a decision is defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton. Dennis-Sutton has played for the Nittany Lions for the last three years,

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What is a Nittany Lion? Explaining Penn State nickname ahead of Orange Bowl vs Notre Dame

Penn State’s longtime mascot is a common mountain lion, the kind that roamed the mountains near the school’s State College ...

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Penn State defender Tyrece Mills is no longer with the Nittany Lions

Penn State veteran safety Tyrece Mills is no longer part of the Nittany Lions’ program. It was not immediately clear if he is ...

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Penn State Football Begins Offseason of Change After Orange Bowl Loss

The Nittany Lions could look quite different in 2025, as the program awaits decisions from several key players.

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Penn State defensive tackle Dvon J-Thomas declares for 2025 NFL draft

Penn State defensive tackle Dvon J-Thomas has declared for the 2025 NFL draft, he announced Sunday on X. J-Thomas was a ...

Former Penn State, Alabama safety comes back to Nittany Lions via transfer portal

King Mack spent his freshman season in Happy Valley before leaving to join the Crimson Tide in 2024. Now, he's back.

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Penn State Basketball Takeaways: Freddie Dilione and the Nittany Lion Army Come Up Short Again

Heading into Sunday’s game against No. 15 Oregon, Penn State was 1.5-point underdogs in an arena it hadn’t lost a game in since February 2024.

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Penn State wide receiver Trey Wallace expected to enter transfer portal

Another starting Penn State wide receiver is expected to hit the transfer portal. Just hours after news broke that Omari ...

La Salle grad Abdul Carter will leave Penn State and enter the 2025 NFL Draft

After a decorated career in Happy Valley, the Nittany Lion edge rusher declares for the NFL draft, where he is projected to ...

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James Franklin says Penn State is ‘that close’ to winning it all. A new baseline for success has been set.

Carter entered the Orange Bowl as a game-time decision with a shoulder injury suffered against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl ...

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