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USA Today
22-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
College Football Playoff schedule for 2025-26 postseason announced
College Football Playoff schedule for 2025-26 postseason announced After making its debut in the College Football Playoff last season, Penn State is looking to enter the 2025 season with high hopes of a return trip to the playoff and taking the next step toward bringing a national championship back to Happy Valley. For those who wish to plan ahead for all possible scenarios, the College Football Playoff announced the start times and dates for next year's quarterfinals, semifinals, and national championship games. The College Football Playoff will get things started with the first round games being played on campus sites on the weekend of Dec. 19. Like last season, there will be one Friday night first-round game on Friday, Dec. 19. The remaining first-round games will be played on Saturday, Dec. 20. Times for the first-round games will be determined later. The quarterfinal round will include one game on New Year's Eve. The Cotton Bowl will host a quarterfinal game on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET. ESPN will air the game from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. New Year's Day will feature a quarterfinal triple header beginning with the Orange Bowl in Miami at 12:00 p.m. ET. The Rose Bowl will be the second quarterfinal game, beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET from Pasadena, California, and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans will complete the quarterfinal triple header at 8:00 p.m. ET. All quarterfinal games will air on ESPN. The semifinal round will start with the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona, and finish with the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia, on the following day, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Both games will air at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The national championship will air at 7:30 pm. ET on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 in Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Follow Kevin McGuire on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Follow Nittany Lions Wire on X, Facebook, and Threads.
USA Today
12-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Penn State men's basketball transfer portal tracker
Penn State men's basketball transfer portal tracker Players that enter the NCAA transfer portal are free to explore all of their potential opportunities with new programs. A player may withdraw from the NCAA database at any time to remain with their current school, but the school is not required to hold a scholarship slot for that player. Most players do leave for new schools after entering the transfer portal. Penn State is no stranger to activity in the transfer portal, both in losing players and in adding. The 2025 offseason will be full of activity for Penn State and head coach Mike Rhoades with some work to be done in rebuilding the Nittany Lions roster once again. The NCAA basketball transfer portal window closes on April 22. Here is an updated look at the players who have opted to leave Penn State by way of the transfer portal since the end of the 2024-25 season. Penn State has yet to add to its roster with transfer portal additions at this time, but we will keep track of those additions when necessary. Follow Kevin McGuire on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Nittany Lions Wire on X, Facebook, and Threads.
USA Today
29-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 NCAA Division 1 Men's Hockey regional final schedule
2025 NCAA Division 1 Men's Hockey regional final schedule Penn State is one win away form its first Frozen Four appearance in program history. Here is when the regional finals will be played. Penn State is one win away from playing in the first Frozen Four in program history, but its next hurdle is a UConn program looking to make its first appearance in the NCAA's signature ice hockey event. Penn State and UConn may be considered the underdogs left standing in this year's NCAA men's hockey tournament after an eventful first round. Two of the top four seeds have already been eliminated, including No. 3 overall Maine by Penn State on Friday evening in Allentown, so Penn State and UConn are looking to crash a Frozen Four of blueblood hockey programs in St. Louis. Penn State stormed past Hockey East champion Maine with a 5-1 victory on Friday, advancing the Nittany Lions into Sunday's regional final. UConn took out Quinnipiac with a 4-1 win earlier in the day in the PPL Center in Allentown, where Penn State is serving as a host. Penn State and UConn will drop the puck for a spot in the Frozen Four on Sunday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. ET. By then, we will know who the winner will face first in St. Louis. The winner of the Allentown regional will pair up with the champion coming out of the Toledo region. That will be determined Saturday afternoon when Cornell faces Boston University. Cornell and Boston each took out their Big Ten opponents in the first round. Cornell edged Big Ten champion and No. 2 seed Micigan State with a 4-3 victory on Thursday evening. Boston obliterated Ohio State with an 8-3 victory that same day. Cornell and Boston will face each other on Saturday, Mar. 29, at 4:00 p.m. ET in the Toledo regional final. In the other half of the bracket, No. 1 seed Boston College got by Bentley with a 3-1 victory in its first round matchup on Friday and Denver dominated Providence with a 5-1 win in Manchester, New Hampshire. Boston College and Denver square off on Sunday evening for a spot in the Frozen Four. In the Fargo region, No. 4 seed Western Michigan needed double overtime to get past Minnesota State in the first round. The Broncos will face UMass after the Minutemen upset Minnesota in a 5-4 overtime victory. Western Michigan and UMass will face each other on Saturday evening. Here is the weekend schedule for the regional finals in the NCAA D1 hockey tournament: Toledo Region: Cornell vs. Boston UniversitySaturday, March 29, 4:00 p.m. ETESPNU Fargo Region: Western Michigan vs. UMassSaturday, March 29, 6:30 p.m. ETESPNU Allentown Region: Penn State vs. UConnSunday, March 30, 4:30 p.m. ETESPN2 Manchester Region: Boston College vs. DenverSunday, March 30, 7 p.m. ETESPN2 Follow Kevin McGuire on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Follow Nittany Lions Wire on X, Facebook, and Threads.
USA Today
23-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Who will Penn State face in NCAA Hockey Tournament?
Who will Penn State face in NCAA Hockey Tournament? Penn State to face Maine in first round of NCAA men's hockey tournament. Penn State's hockey season will officially continue after the Nittany Lions were placed in the NCAA Division 1 men's hockey tournament on Sunday afternoon. Penn State will face No. 3 seed Maine in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night in Allentown for the Allentown regional. Penn State actually clinched a spot in the NCAA tournament on Friday night without having to play a game. That was because Denver and Western Michigan each won their NCHA tournament games to rule out the scenario in which North Dakota could swoop in and steal a bid in the NCAA bracket. Maine (24-7-6) clinched one of the six automatic bids in this year's NCAA tournament by capturing the Hockey East Tournament championship with a victory over UConn on Friday night. The Black Bears were awarded one of the four top seeds by the selection committee. Penn State ended the regular season as one of college hockey's hotter teams but was eliminated in the Big Ten tournament semifinal with an overtime loss to Ohio State. The Buckeyes in turn lost in double overtime to Michigan State in the Big Ten championship game this weekend. Penn State will face Maine on Friday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m. from the PPL Center in Allentown. The winner will advance to face the winner of the UConn-Quinnipiac matchup in the regional final on Sunday. Other Big Ten teams being invited to this year's tournament include No. 2 overall seed Michigan State (Toledo region), Ohio State (Toledo), and Minnesota (Fargo). As many as three Big Ten teams could end up in the Frozen Four. Follow Kevin McGuire on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Follow Nittany Lions Wire on X, Facebook, and Threads.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
When does Penn State start spring football practices?
The sports focus around the nation has shifted to the start of the postseason fun on the basketball court, but Penn State fans are turning the page to the next football season. And the work on the 2025 season will hit high gear one week from today with the start of spring football practices. Penn State is scheduled to open up spring football practices on Tuesday, March 25. Penn State will hold three practices almost every week leading up to the annual spring football game, which is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. Penn State head coach James Franklin has confirmed Penn State's desire to play a traditional spring game, although the exact nature of the spring event may be addressed closer to the date if needed. Many schools are moving away from a traditional spring football game in favor of an alternative experience for a variety of reasons. There are no plans at this time to do something similar at Penn State. Here is the full spring football practice schedule for Penn State, with dates tentative to change. Tuesday, March 25 Thursday, March 27 Friday, March 28 (Penn State pro day; no practice) Saturday, March 29 Tuesday, April 1 Thursday, April 3 Saturday, April 5 Tuesday, April 8 Thursday, April 10 Saturday, April 12 Tuesday, April 15 Friday, April 18 Monday, April 21 Wednesday, April 23 Friday, April 25 Saturday, April 26 (Blue-White Game) 5 Penn State football spring storylines to follow in 2025 Top 10 Penn State football players entering 2025 5 Penn State football newcomers ready to make their mark this spring 5 key position battles for Penn State during spring football Where Penn State lands in USA TODAY Sports Big Ten power rankings before spring practices 5 Penn State players on the rise as spring camp nears Penn State is coming off an 11-1 regular season that resulted in a trip to the Big Ten championship and culminated in a run to the College Football Playoff semifinal for a final record of 13-3. It was Penn State's longest season in program history with four additional postseason games tacked on at the end of the year including the Big Ten championship. Penn State's 2025 season is scheduled to begin on Saturday, August 30, 2025, with a home game against Nevada. Follow Kevin McGuire on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Follow Nittany Lions Wire on X, Facebook, and Threads. This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: When does Penn State start spring football practices?
