Blue & White Brew 8/1: It's Football Month!

Penn State football plays THIS MONTH!

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Penn State Brew Crew
August 01, 2025


🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning, Nittany Lions! Penn State plays football THIS MONTH!

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

🏈 More preseason praise
🏀 Men’s hoops vs. Pitt
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Watch Out. A pair of Penn State football standouts were named to preseason watch lists on Thursday — Cooper Cousins to the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and Trebor Peña to the Paul Hornung Award!

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Sunday, August 3
🍽 Chef’s Table

🔺 Soccer Setup. The Penn State women’s soccer program and head coach Erica Dambach announced the program’s promotional schedule and themes for all 10 Nittany Lion home matches this week, as well as match times for nine contests at Jeffrey Field!

🔺 Batted Down. We have 29 days until Penn State football is back on the field for its season opener at home against Nevada on August 30!

John Reid, who wore No. 29 for the Nittany Lions from 2015-19, made 38 starts in his Penn State career, collecting 30 pass break-ups and seven interceptions during his time at Penn State.

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Rivalry Renewed. Penn State men’s basketball will tip off against Pittsburgh for the first time since 2017 this season, taking on the Panthers on Sunday, Dec. 21 inside the GIANT Center in Hershey!

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🦁 Have a great weekend, everyone!