Lyle Alenstein

Pat Kraft has been responsible for $700 million renovations of Beaver Stadium, a $3.1 million contract for Jim Knowles and had two NIL collectives merge into Happy Valley United. He made it clear he’s “here to win.” On Kraft and his impact: psucollegian.com/football/penn-…

James Franklin on Zakee Wheatley: “He's had his hand in nine takeaways in his career. He's a ball magnet. The ball loves Zakee, and we think he's going to have a phenomenal year for us.”

After some updates across the recruiting industry, Penn State 2027 OT commit Layton Von Brandt is a composite 5-star. He joins RB Kemon Spell as current composite 5-stars in the class.

First, he chose college over MLB opportunities. Next, he went from Vanderbilt to Arkansas, which led to a homecoming in the College World Series. He also has a fishing YouTube. It’s been a ride for Cam Kozeal, but he’s all about staying true to himself. capecodleague.com/bourne/news/i-…

The opportunity is there for Drew Allar as the quarterback for Penn State in Year 3 as the starter. He can change the narrative. He can change what people think of him as a player regardless of flashes he’s shown. “He's really what it's all about.” psucollegian.com/football/offse…

Drew Allar, Nick Singleton and Dani Dennis-Sutton were chosen for the Big Ten’s preseason honors. The three selections for Penn State tie Ohio State for the most in the conference. 16 total players were on the list.

Drew Allar and Ethan Grunkemeyer getting work in with fall camp right around the corner

As always with college football, there seems to be something new that changes. The latest? Reports of the College Football Playoff becoming 16 teams, giving the Big Ten four automatic qualifiers. Is this the right move? From @WillHorstman_ and I: psucollegian.com/football/dueli…

A lot of offseason buzz for Penn State’s CB room, but little talk of Zion Tracy. He had a pair of big interceptions against Ohio State and Boise State, playing well to end the year. Didn’t play this spring, but is a strong candidate to start at nickel.

The Dallas Cowboys are working out Jesse Luketa, per @JFowlerESPN. Potential reunion with Micah Parsons, as the duo played next to each other at Penn State and were both part of the 2018 recruiting class.

Chuck Losey said the plan for Vega Ioane is for “him to be an All-American.” “He’s always going to be big. He’s always going to be strong — be able to push people off the ball.” He was tabbed as a preseason second-team selection via Walter Camp.

Kuhio Aloy needed to send two straight shots over the fence to give himself a chance in the home run contest. The slugger from Arkansas did just that, and ended up winning the whole thing. “I just went out there and did what I do.” capecodleague.com/bourne/news/be…

After a whirlwind of a recruiting stretch, Penn State has 24 commits on board in its 2026 class. Wrote about 5 players to keep an eye on down the road. psucollegian.com/football/asses…

Coming off of his sophomore season at Arkansas, Colin Fisher wanted to improve his command when he got to Bourne. In a stellar outing against Wareham, his accuracy and control were on full display. “I was able to throw pretty much wherever I wanted.” capecodleague.com/bourne/news/co…

Drew Wyers (@HailStateBB) arrived to Bourne on Wednesday — on Thursday he played his first game and ripped three hits. After not playing for six weeks, he’s ready to go to work. “Nothing beats being on the Cape. Nothing beats this competition.” capecodleague.com/bourne/news/no…

Eli Drinkwitz said at SEC Media Days that Beau Pribula came to Missouri with a “chip on his shoulder.” “Beau came in with the right mindset — nothing given, everything earned.”

Ryker Waite (@VandyBoys) took advantage of his playing time early with Bourne and ran with it. He’s a staple in the lineup, frequently showcasing what he’s capable of. “My whole game I feel like has just gotten a whole lot better — taken it up a notch.” capecodleague.com/bourne/news/co…

Jonathan Stevens (@UAB_Baseball) didn’t pitch in a single game through two years at Alabama. That’s more than likely going to change come next spring after a .60 ERA through seven games for Bourne. “Just building back up and coming here and competing." capecodleague.com/bourne/news/jo…

Penn State 4-star RB pledge Messiah Mickens with Micah Parsons at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg for a workout this morning

Penn State 2027 RB commit Kemon Spell is currently ranked as a 5-star prospect in the composite rankings. As it stands right now, it makes him the ninth-highest rated recruit in program history.

When it came to the West Coast travel last year for Penn State, Andrew Nelson used the principle of Occam’s razor. There’s science that goes into it, but at the end of the day, it’s about simplifying the process. “We took care of what we could control.” psucollegian.com/football/direc…