Penn State Blue-White game: Blue beats White 10-0: Recap
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State will play its annual Blue-White game at 2 p.m. today. This is your home for live updates before, during, and after the controlled scrimmage at Beaver Stadium.
Rainy conditions greeted the team when it arrived here at the 107,000-seat venue around 11:45 a.m. Big Ten Network is televising the contest, and besides the updates that will flow in this post, you can discuss the game with fellow fans inside The Lions Den forum.
Here’s everything you need to know from the rosters to the scoring format and more. Scroll down for updates. This post does not refresh automatically. So, refresh your browser often for the latest information.
Key Penn State Blue-White game links
Game logistics
- The Blue Team will be on the visitor’s sideline and the White Team will be on the home sideline.
- The game will be four quarters with an 11-minute running clock, with clock stoppages on change of possession and penalties.
- The clock will run during special teams.
- The last two minutes of the second and fourth quarters will be real, game-like timing.
- Each team has two timeouts.
- There will be a 12-minute halftime.
There is no special scoring system this year.
Parking lots open at 8 a.m., and the Beaver Stadium gates open at Noon. Full details on parking, admission, and other information is here.
Who is on the Blue team roster?
Here’s the list:
QUARTERBACKS
15 DREW ALLAR
9 BEAU PRIBULA
14 JAXON SMOLIK
RUNNING BACKS
13 KAYTRON ALLEN
10 NICHOLAS SINGLETON
38 TANK SMITH
WIDE RECEIVERS
5 OMARI EVANS
12 ANTHONY IVEY
8 TYLER JOHNSON
1 KEANDRE LAMBERT-SMITH
7 KADEN SAUNDERS
17 MASON STAHL
6 HARRISON WALLACE II
TIGHT ENDS
16 KHALIL DINKINS
84 THEO JOHNSON
18 JOEY SCHLAFFER
44 TYLER WARREN
OFFENSIVE LINE
51 JIMMY CHRIST
74 OLU FASHANU
56 JB NELSON
64 HUNTER NOURZAD
52 DOMINIC RULLI
66 DREW SHELTON
58 LANDON TENGWALL
73 CAEDAN WALLACE
77 SAL WORMLEY
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
51 HAKEEM BEAMON
26 ZANE DURANT
91 DVON ELLIES
99 COZIAH IZZARD
18 DAVON TOWNLEY
DEFENSIVE ENDS
20 ADISA ISAAC
44 CHOP ROBINSON
92 SMITH VILBERT
94 JAKE WILSON
LINEBACKERS
11 ABDUL CARTER
34 DOMINIC DELUCA
43 TYLER ELSDON
23 CURTIS JACOBS
41 KOBE KING
27 BOBBY WALCHAK
Cornerbacks:
31 KOLIN DINKINS
3 JOHNNY DIXON
25 DAEQUAN HARDY
4 KALEN KING
35 JACE TUTTY
SAFETIES
37 TRACE BROWN
2 KEATON ELLIS
39 JASHAUN GREEN
1 JAYLEN REED
6 ZAKEE WHEATLEY
SPECIALISTS
48 LS TYLER DUZANSKY
91 K ALEX FELKINS
99 K/P GABRIEL NWOSU
95 P RILEY THOMPSON
Which Penn State players are on the White team roster?
Here is the rundown:
QUARTERBACKS
15 DREW ALLAR
9 BEAU PRIBULA
14 JAXON SMOLIK
RUNNING BACKS
30 AMIEL DAVIS
34 TYLER HOLZWORTH
38 TANK SMITH
WIDE RECEIVERS
2 LIAM CLIFFORD
13 CRISTIAN DRIVER
86 JASON ESTRELLA
84 JAN MAHLERT
11 MALIK MCCLAIN
80 MALICK MEIGA
83 JAKE SPENCER
TIGHT ENDS
85 MEGA BARNWELL
88 JERRY CROSS
OFFENSIVE LINE
63 ALEX BIRCHMEIER
51 JIMMY CHRIST
53 NICK DAWKINS
75 MATT DETISCH
68 ANTHONY DONKOH
65 JIM FITZGERALD
54 IAN HARVIE
71 VEGA IOANE
78 GOLDEN ISRAEL-ACHUMBA
57 IBRAHIM TRAORE
70 J’VEN WILLIAMS
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
58 KALEB ARTIS
88 SAM SIAFA
52 JORDAN VAN DEN BERG
DEFENSIVE ENDS
33 DANI DENNIS-SUTTON
36 ZURIAH FISHER
98 ANDREW SHARGA
56 AMIN VANOVER
LINEBACKERS
49 BEN CHIZMAR
45 JACKSON PRYTS
24 TA’MERE ROBINSON
13 TONY ROJAS
32 KEON WYLIE
SAFETIES
10 MEHKI FLOWERS
14 TYRECE MILLS
40 PATRICK WILLIAMS
21 KJ WINSTON
CORNERBACKS
29 STORM DUCK
30 GEORGE HLAVAC
5 CAM MILLER
27 LAMONT PAVNE JR.
12 ZION TRACY
16 ELLIOT WASHINGTON II
SPECIALISTS
97 P ALEX BACCHETTA
96 K MITCHELL GROH
47 LS WILL PATTON
93 K SANDER SAHAYDAK
35 LS BLAISE SOKACH-MINNICK
Four quarter updates
3:35 — It’s over: Blue beats White 10-0.
3:17 — There has been nothing even approaching a score for quite some time now.
Third quarter Blue-White game updates
3:09 — After three quarters, it’s Blue 10, White 0.
3:04 — Both sides with a quick three and out. The defense has dominated the day.
2:58 — The second half is underway.
Second quarter Blue-White game updates
2:44 — The first half is over. It’s Blue 10, White 0.
2:37 — There is 1:14 left in the first half. It’s been a very defense-driven second quarter.
2:31 — It’s now 10-0 Blue team. Alex Felkins just made a 22-yard field goal.
2:27 — Beau Pribula is getting some run for the Blue team. He just hit Omari Evans for a big gain down to the White team’s three-yard-line.
First quarter Blue-White game updates
2:21 — The first quarter is over. Team Blue leads Team White, 7-0.
2:16 — Touchdown, Blue team. Drew Allar just hit Omari Evans for a 28-yard touchdown.
2:14 — The Blue team is gaining some traction here. Allar hit Allen for one first down, and then Allen just ran for another one as the Blue team gets up to the White 30.
2:10 — White team goes three and out after Daequan Hardy broke up a third down pass. Kaden Saunders was the punt returner for the Blue team.
2:09 — We have our first completion, as White team quarterback Beau Pribula hit Malik McClain for a short gain. Keaton Ellis and Zakee Wheatley start for the first-team defense.
2:07 — A quick and ugly three and out for the blue team. Drew Allar’s third down pass was well short of Omari Evans. Riley Thompson gets the first punt.
2:06 p.m. — Drew Shelton starts at left tackle and Caedan Wallace at right tackle. Starting defensive line is Amin Vanover, Jordan van den Berg, Kaleb Artis, and Dani Dennis-Sutton from right to left.
2:05 p.m. — We are underway. Sander Sahaydak kicked off to Nicholas Singleton.
Penn State Blue-White game pregame updates
2:01 p.m. — Olu Fashanu, Keaton Ellis, and Dom DeLuca are the three Nittany Lions lining up as captains for the coin toss.
1:56 p.m. — Kickoff will be delayed a bit for TV, it appears. The countdown clock is suggesting 2:03 p.m. ET start.
1:44 p.m. — Zion Tracy is not in uniform either today. During warmups, Caedan Wallace was the right tackle and Drew Shelton the left tackle. Olu Fashanu was in uniform but just a spectator.
1:38 p.m. — First and last kick of warmups goes to Alex Felkins with Riley Thompson holding.
1:24 — Jaylen Reed is not dressed for the game today.
12:50 — Other players who won’t participate today include tight ends Tyler Warren and Theo Johnson, linebackers Tyler Warren and Dom DeLuca, offensive linemen Ibrahim Traore and Anthony Donkoh, and defensive tackle Coziah Izzard.
12:45 p.m. — Penn State has started team warmups. Defensive tackle Hakeem Beamon was in a sweatsuit during the early part of individual warmups. It doesn’t look like he’ll be playing today.
