Penn State sends out new offers; Joey Porter Jr., named Steelers' rookie of the year award: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Jan. 5 include new offers, plus an honor for Joey Porter Jr., in the NFL and more.
It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with a former Nittany Lion. Cornerback Joey Porter Jr., won the Pittsburgh Chapter of Pro Football Writers of America’s Joe Greene Great Performance Award. It goes annually to the Steelers’ top rookie. He did not start for the AFC North franchise immediately. But, he took over a first-team role midyear and has 42 tackles, 10 passes defended, and an interception.
“If I played Week 1, I don’t know how my body would feel right now,” Porter Jr., told the Steelers’ official team website. “I am glad they slowed the process down for me and I am feeling hot right now. I am feeling great. It is definitely a long season. Around this time last year, I was getting ready for bowl prep already and hanging out with the family. But we have more games left. With that aspect, it’s mentally and physically draining. But this is what I signed up for. I am not complaining, I get to do what I love to do every day.
“I feel like there are a lot of areas that I need to work on, and I am still working on,” said Porter. “Overall, I have grown as a player. I am happy where I am and there is still work to do.”
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In other news, Penn State sent out numerous new offers on Thursday night. They went to 2026 Michigan offensive lineman Gregory Patrick, 2025 Iowa offensive lineman Will Tompkins, and 2025 Texas offensive lineman Connor Carty.
Headlines of the day
How fast is Penn State’s NFL-bound Curtis Jacobs? ‘I feel like I’m up there with a lot of guys’: Flounders, PennLive
New Penn State pick is in on the On3 RPM for a Transfer Portal prospect: Fitz, BWI
Dvon Ellies’ Return Is a Major Win for Penn State’s Defense: Wogenrich, SI
Has Penn State wrestling found its 125-pound fix in freshman Braeden Davis?: Pickel, BWI
Georgia, Now Maybe Washington: 2 Recent Penn State Bowl Opponents Have Raced Past Nittany Lions Toward Title Dreams: Jones, Statecollege.com
Four-star QB Malik Washington includes Penn State in Top 6: ‘They’ve been trending in the right direction’: Snyder, BWI
Former Penn State LB Micah Parsons selected for NFL Pro Bowl Games: Haas, Daily Collegian
Quote of the day
“We’ve just kept a really good relationship. As things got going, they were recruiting me early on. I’ve just wanted to stick with that ever since. They’ve been trending in the right direction, so I just want to see how I fit into their program, their scheme and things like that.”
–Four-star Archbishop Spalding Class of 2025 quarterback Malik Washington to BWI on why PSU made his top six.
