🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning, Nittany Lions! Saturday’s schedule is set! Check out the game day timeline.

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

⚽️ Soccer teams in action
🏐 Player of the Week
🦁 And much, much more!

🏈 No. 2/3 Penn State football hosts Nevada in West Shore Home Field At Beaver Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.

• Penn State meets Nevada for the first time in program history. The Nittany Lions are 6-0 against current members of the Mountain West.

• Senior quarterback Drew Allar enters his third season as Penn State’s starting signal-caller, having played in 39 career games with 29 starts. Entering the 2025 season, he is one of nine returning FBS quarterbacks with 6,300+ passing yards and 53+ passing touchdowns in their career.

• Penn State has won 20 of its last 23 season-opening contests and eight of its last nine. The Nittany Lions are 114-22-2 all-time in season openers and 121-13-1 all-time in home openers.

🦁 POSITION BREAKDOWN:
Offensive Line

Brian Tripp sits down with LaVar Arrington to take a closer look at Penn State’s offensive line ahead of the season opener against Nevada on Saturday!

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🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF

🔺 Playmaker. We only have 2 days until Penn State football is back on the field for its season opener at home against Nevada this Saturday!

Marcus Allen, who wore No. 2 for the Nittany Lions from 2014-17, is fifth all-time at Penn State with 321 career tackles!

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 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Santa Clara’s Comin’ To Town. The ninth-ranked women’s soccer team will host Santa Clara tonight at 7:30 p.m. It’s Military Appreciation Night at Jeffrey Field. Fans at home can tune in on B1G+.

⚽️ PREVIEW

🔺 Road Cats. The men’s soccer team will play at Syracuse tonight at 7 p.m. The Nittany Lions look to bounce back into the win column after a road loss to Army. Fans can tune in on ACCNX.

⚽️ PREVIEW

We’re looking back on this year’s Top Performances in Performance of the Year brought to you by Thompson Creek Window Company! For the next 12 weeks, you’ll decide who wins the Performance of the Year by voting for your favorite performance in our 16 best performances bracket!

Last week, the Penn State women’s volleyball team was voted onto the next round over Penn State women’s hockey’s Tessa Janecke in the second round of the Final Four.

CHAMPIONSHIP:

• Penn State wrestling’s Carter Starocci: Starocci became a five-time NCAA champion this year in Philadelphia, and was named the 2025 NCAA Most Outstanding Wrester.

• Penn State women’s volleyball team: The Nittany Lions won their eighth national championship on Sunday, earning NCAA Tournament wins over Delaware State, North Carolina, Marquette, Creighton, Nebraska and Louisville.

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 First Of Many. Women’s volleyball player Kennedy Martin was named the Big Ten Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week! She helped the second-ranked Nittany Lions defeated No. 12 Creighton and No. 14 Kansas. She averaged 4.56 points/set in the two wins.

🏐 READ MORE: Martin Names B1G Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week

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