Blue & White Brew 1/15: Ki-Jana Carter Gets The Call!

Ki-Jana Carter is a College Football Hall of Famer!

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Penn State Brew Crew
January 15, 2026


🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

What else are we serving up in today’s Brew?

🏀 Hoops doubleheader
🏈 Coaching the RBs
🦁 And much, much more!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Earned The Call. Former Penn State running back Ki-Jana Carter has been announced as a 2026 inductee to the National Football Foundation (NFF) College Football Hall of Fame!

🔺 Bruin Battle. Penn State men’s basketball dropped a back-and-forth Big Ten battle with UCLA on Wednesday at the Bryce Jordan Center, 71-60.

Dominick Stewart led the Nittany Lions with 16 points, followed by Eli Rice (14) and Josh Reed (12) in double figures.

🔺 Buckeye Battle. Penn State women’s basketball lost a high-scoring game at No. 14 Ohio State on Wednesday, 108-84.

Three Lady Lions scored in double digits against the Buckeyes — Moriah Murray, Gracie Merkle and Kiyomi McMiller.

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 In The Backfield. Penn State football has announced the addition of Savon Huggins as the Nittany Lions’ running backs coach for the 2026 season!

Huggins comes to Happy Valley following a four-year stint as running backs coach at Boston College.

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