🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! Penn State football had the pleasure this week of welcoming the newest Penn Staters to Happy Valley!

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

🦁 Contract extended
👟 Rankings are in
🦁 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Signed, Sealed, Delivered. The Penn State Board of Trustees has approved a contract extension that will keep Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft in Happy Valley through June of 2032!

🦁 MORE INFO: Board Approves New Contract For Patrick Kraft

🔺 West Virginia Week. Penn State football head coach James Franklin met with the media on Monday, but with a bit of a different feel — it’s finally game week!

Franklin chatted about the Nittany Lions’ upcoming matchup at West Virginia on Saturday, the 61st meeting between the two schools.

🏈 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Transcript | Notebook

🔺 Lions Run Fast. The preseason polls have been released for the upcoming cross country seasons, and the excitement levels just went up!

Both Penn State women’s and men’s teams are ranked inside the top-five of the Mid-Atlantic Region rankings, released by the USTFCCCA on Monday — the women at No. 2 and the men at No. 5.

👟 READ MORE: Cross Country Squads Ranked Top-Five In USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Preseason Poll

🔺 New Nittany Lion. Only 4 more days until Penn State football is back on the field!

A.J. Harris is one of the newest additions to the Penn State secondary this season after spending his freshman year at Georgia. Harris played in seven games for the Bulldogs, making eight tackles. He will wear No. 4 for the Nittany Lions.

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Lion Leader. Today seems like a fantastic day to bring back this video Dr. Patrick Kraft put together a few weeks ago, highlighting the success Penn State Athletics continues to experience!

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🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF — 4 Days
Penn State at West Virginia
📅 August 31, 2024 @ Noon
📺 FOX
🏟 Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium — Morgantown, W.V.

🦁 Have a great Tuesday, everyone!