Penn State lands in top 10 of Pro Football Focus' preseason ELO ranking: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for June 22 include where the Lions are in PFF’s preseason rankings, plus recruiting nuggets and more.
It’s time to dive into Thursday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
Another day brings another preseason top 25 from the national media. We start there. Pro Football Focus released its ranking of all 131 FBS teams based on their ELO rating. The metric blends PFF’s grades for each team’s offense, defense, and special teams. Penn State checks in at No. 7.
“Penn State exceeded expectations in 2022, finishing 11-2 with a Rose Bowl victory after starting the season unranked,” Max Chadwick writes. “The Nittany Lions return many key contributors from that team, including projected first-rounders in offensive tackle Olu Fashanu, cornerback Kalen King and edge defender Chop Robinson. Drew Allar is the new man under center for Penn State, but he should have some of the pressure relieved by a great ground game led by sophomores Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen. Michigan and Ohio State are still the cream of the crop in the Big Ten, but the Nittany Lions could close the gap this season.
Top 10
- 1New
Chip Kelly just got PAID
Highest paid OC in NFL
- 2Hot
Jeremiah Smith reacts
Chip Kelly news hits hard
- 3Breaking
Alabama reunion
Kalen DeBoer lands OC
- 4
Chip Kelly
Leaving Ohio State for NFL
- 5
AP Poll Projection
Big changes after chaotic week
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The top six schools ahead of the Lions, in order, were Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Texas, and Clemson.
Headlines of the day
Olu Fashanu, Penn State’s ‘Elite’ Tackle, Takes the Next Step: Wogenrich, SI
PSU completes flip of four-star wide receiver Tyseer Denmark: Fitz, BWI
Comparing prices for nonstudent single-game Penn State football tickets: Ripchick, Daily Collegian
Florida, PSU remain in pursuit of 4-star Miami WR commit Chance Robinson: Simmons, On3
Explaining a new PSU pick on the On3 RPM: Fitz, BWI
Lions Hopeful for History During Thursday Night’s NBA Draft: Jones, Statecollege.com
Picking Penn State true freshmen to make an impact: Bauer, BWI
2023 PSU football snapshot profile: No. 44 Chop Robinson: McGuire, Nittany Lion Wire
Phil Trautwein discusses how much he plans to play Penn State’s early enrollee linemen this fall: Snyder, BWI
Quotes of the day
“I could see myself going to Penn State. They’ve been recruiting me since I was a sophomore so I could see myself going up that way. Their will to win, I love the way they do things and I love the head coach and the staff as a whole.”
–Four-star receiver Chance Robinson to On3’s Chad Simmons about where PSU is in his recruitment.
