How to watch the Penn State National Signing Day show; Lions commit earns high school postseason honor: Newsstand
Happy National Signing Day! Penn State news, notes, and updates for Dec. 20 include a roundup of postseason high school football honors and more.
It’s time to dive into Wednesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with National Signing Day. Penn State starts it with 25 Class of 2024 verbal commitments. All are expected to send in their signed National Letter of Intent to officially join the Lions between 7 a.m. and Noon ET today. As it always does, the program will live stream its signing day festivities from State College on LionVision. CLICK HERE to view it after 6:55 a.m.
“We’ve been fortunate, really, in my 10 years here, we have not had a whole lot of drama,” Lions coach James Franklin said last week. “There’s been a little bit, but we haven’t had a whole lot of drama, and you guys have heard me talk about that before. We’re very up front and transparent. Really always have been.
“Sometimes that hurts us where we miss on kids because we don’t tell them what they want to hear. We’re an under-promise, over-deliver program, and I think that’s been a big part of our success, as well.”
In other news, Lions Class of 2025 running back pledge Tiqwai Hayes is the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s 2023 WPIAL football player of the year. The junior finished with 2,129 yards on 235 carries and 23 touchdowns. The Quips were WPIAL and PIAA Class 4A champions.
Top 10
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Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 2
Dan Lanning
Oregon coach getting NFL buzz
- 3Trending
UK upsets Duke
Mark Pope leads Kentucky to first Champions Classic win since 2019
- 4Hot
5-star flip
Ole Miss flips Alabama WR commit Caleb Cunningham
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Second CFP Top 25
Newest CFP rankings are out
“He’s just a special kid,” Aliquippa coach Mike Warfield said. “I always tell him, ‘Go be great,’ and he wants to be great. He does it every day. He comes to work every day. You never have to worry about him not giving a full effort, not just on the field, but also in the classroom.”
Headlines of the day
Penn State hires former Indiana coach Tom Allen to replace Manny Diaz as defensive coordinator: McGonigal, PennLive
Nick Singleton cites offseason improvement, what’s next: Bauer, BWI
Penn State not making same ‘promises’ as competitors, not expecting signing day surprises: Engle, Daily Collegian
3 things to know about new PSU defensive coordinator Tom Allen: Pickel, BWI
Why New Offensive Coordinator Andy Kotelnicki Almost Ended Up in State College Years Ago: Jones, Statecollege.com
Penn State commit Kiandrea Barker talks season, Nittany Lions pledge: Fitz, BWI
Selling (the) Sunset: How Rose Bowl acquiescing to BCS carved path to expanded College Football Playoff: Dodd, CBS Sports
Quote of the day
“I’m still locked in there with Penn State. They know the whole situation and they’re still with me on it. I don’t even care about other colleges right now. I’m so locked in with Penn State that I’m not even worried about it.
“I’ve talked to [Ja’Juan] Seider, the new OC they just hired [Andy Kotelnicki] and coach [James] Franklin. They told me you control what you can control. They know I’m a beast and they’re still behind me with everything.”
–PSU Class of 2025 running back commit Kiandrea Barker to BWI.
