Penn State picked for road first round Playoff game in latest projections: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Aug. 8 include a new College Football Playoff projections, headlines of the day, and more. It’s time to dive into Wednesday’s top tweets and stories about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
College Football News is busy putting out postseason projections long before the first game of the regular season is play. Penn State will make the College Football Playoff for the first time if the outlet’s prediction is right. If so, they will be the No. 10 seed and play at No. 7 Texas in the opening round of the 12-team tournament.
“This all comes down to whether or not Texas can with the early showdown against Michigan in Ann Arbor,” the CFN staff writes. “Pull that off on September 7th, and all will be fine during a relatively easy run before running into Georgia. A loss to Texas A&M at the end of the regular season keeps the Longhorns out of the SEC Championship, but they still land the 7 ahead of the Wolverines.
“Penn State goes on a hot run to start the season, but a midseason loss at USC and a home defeat to Ohio State are just enough to get a road game in the College Football Playoff. Getting in won’t be a problem, but there won’t be enough impressive wins to push past the 10 seed.”
Penn State is No. 9 in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll. The Associated Press will release its first top 25 next Monday at Noon ET.
Top 10
- 1Hot
Ben Herbstreit
Kirk Herbstreit asks for prayers
- 2
USC makes QB change
Trojans to start Jayden Maiava
- 3Trending
Dabo denied vote
'They done voted me out of the state'
- 4
Dana Holgorsen is back
Former Houston, WVU coach joins Nebraska staff
- 5
Couching Carousel
Intel on potential head coaching moves
Headlines of the day
Catching up with Cumberland Valley four-star lineman and Penn State target Tyler Merrill: Epler, PennLive
Penn State returner Kaden Saunders feels ready for return to leading role in 2024; here’s why: Pickel, BWI
Penn State QB Beau Pribula Doesn’t View Himself as Backup, Ready to Run ‘Any’ Play: Engle, Statecollege.com
Ranking Penn State football’s best players in 2024: Nos. 10-6: Bauer, BWI
Former Penn State LB Jan Johnson Jr. named assistant defensive line coach at Virginia Tech: Alenstein, Daily Collegian
Between the lines: Digging into BTN Penn State practice nuggets: Bauer, BWI
2024 Heisman Trophy Watchlist: Breaking down the Top 25 contenders: Simonton, On3
Quote of the day
“I feel like I was a little timid last year. I was tiptoeing a lot back there once I returned the ball, and I wasn’t being myself, I don’t feel like. But, now that I’m used to everything, used to people in college running full speed at me, and once I see a seam, I just got to trust myself and trust my God given abilities to make something happen. And I feel like I’m definitely going to do that.
“You just got to trust the other 10 guys on the punt return unit to do their job. And, all you need is one crease. You got to make the first guy miss. Then, after that, you just got to go.”
–PSU redshirt junior Kaden Saunders on aiming to return to the team’s primary punt returner role.
