🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics
Good morning, Nittany Lions! Welcome back to Happy Valley, Robbie Gould!
What else are we serving up in today’s Brew?
🏈 One more sleep ‘til gameday
🦁 And much, much more!
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Friday, September 4
🎬 Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Villanova @ 3 p.m. | B1G+
👟 Cross Country at Dolan Duals @ 6 p.m.
⚽ Men’s Soccer vs. Yale @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
Saturday, September 5
🎶 Crickfest 2026
🏈 Football vs. Marshall @ 3:30 p.m. | FS1
Sunday, September 6
💐 Pick-Your-Own Flowers
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Delaware @ noon | B1G+
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Kentucky @ 7 p.m. | FOX
The Nittany Lions are headed to the Big House.
Join fellow Penn State fans in Ann Arbor for Penn State at Michigan Stadium, October 16–18. Two nights in downtown Detroit, an all-inclusive tailgate close to the stadium, and a meet and greet with Penn State alumni.
📈 STOCK UP
🔺 TIME FOR KICKOFF! Penn State football is back at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. against Marshall in the first game of the Matt Campbell era!
🏈 GAME NOTES: No. 18/17 Penn State vs. Marshall
🎥 WATCH: Weekly Press Conference — Matt Campbell
🔺 Call It A Draw. Penn State women’s soccer concluded its non-conference schedule on Thursday, playing Virginia Tech to a 1-1 draw at Jeffrey Field.
In the tie, redshirt senior goalkeeper Mackenzie Gress made 10 saves, breaking her previous career-high of eight. The defending Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week is up to 21 saves on the season.
🔺 Friendly Confines! No. 13 Penn State women’s volleyball heads to Wrigley Field in Chicago this weekend to take on No. 3 Kentucky as part of the Big Ten/SEC Challenge on Sunday at 7 p.m. on FOX!
🔺 Bulldog Battle! Penn State men’s soccer is back at Jeffrey Field today after having its match against Bucknell on Tuesday cancelled, hosting Yale at 7 p.m.!
⚽ PREVIEW: MATCH DAY — Penn State MSOC vs. Yale
🔺 Double Dip! Penn State field hockey will play a pair of games this weekend at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex, hosting Villanova today at 3 p.m. before welcoming Delaware to town on Sunday at noon!
🔺 Runners, On Your Mark! Penn State cross country toes the line at its first race of the fall today, with the Nittany Lions in Lock Haven for the Dolan Duals!
👟 PREVIEW: MEET DAY — Penn State XC at Dolan Duals
⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF
🔺 Dynamic Lion! We have 1 day until Penn State football is back on the field for its season opener at home against Marshall on Saturday, September 5!
KJ Hamler, who wore No. 1 for the Nittany Lions from 2018-19, is No. 20 in Penn State history with 1,658 receiving yards and 16th in receiving touchdowns with 13!
🦁 ONE BIG THING
🔺 Poll Position! Check out where the Penn State programs land in this week’s polls!
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