Where will Penn State land in the first AP top 25?: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Aug. 6 include one writer’s preseason top 25 projection, headlines of the day, and more. It’s time to dive into Tuesday’s top tweets and stories about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with On3 national college football columnist Jesse Simonton’s Associated Press top 25 projection. The official version will come out next Monday. Penn State has been inside the preseason top 20 six times in the James Franklin era. It figures to be again this year, too, with Simonton slotting the Nittany Lions at No. 9. It’s the same spot they hold in the initial USA Today Coaches Poll.
“Same question, different year: Can Penn State finally break through and truly contend for a championship (Big Ten and national)? The 12-team playoff was created precisely to give programs like Penn State a better chance at a championship, but that means James Franklin & Co., must start winning some games as slight underdogs,” Simonton writes. “The Nittany Lions’ defense projects to be elite again, so any ceilings shattered will be determined by the growth of quarterback Drew Allar under new offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. “
Penn State has made a total of 49 preseason top-25 appearances. That means, next Monday at Noon, it can hit the milestone of 50 such appearances.
Top 10
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Updated SEC title game scenarios
The path to the championship game is clear
- 2
SEC refs under fire
'Incorrect call' wipes Bama TD away
- 3
'Fire Kelly' chants at LSU
Death Valley disapproval of Brian Kelly
- 4New
Chipper Jones
Braves legend fiercely defends SEC
- 5
Drinkwitz warns MSU
Mizzou coach sounded off
Headlines of the day
Who could PSU trust at wide receiver beyond Harrison Wallace III, Julian Fleming?: Ralph, PennLive
The weekly rundown: Penn State wrestlers go for gold, football camp continues: Pickel, BWI
Evaluating the Past and Future of Penn State’s NIL Initiatives: Wogenrich, SI
Digging deep: Penn State coaches, players share exclusive preseason insights: Bauer, BWI
Penn State Football Best Bets and Certainties: Dawkins the Unicorn, Captain Candidates, Safety School and the Most Improved Player: Poorman, Statecollege.com
PSU safety competition to “sort itself out” in coming weeks: Bauer, BWI
Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen fueled for 3rd year in Penn State RB room: Daily Collegian
Quote of the day
“Through practice, you can start to see, ‘Okay, this kid got it.’ Or through practice, you can say, ‘Oh, this kid doesn’t have it and isn’t ready yet.’ So I feel good where all of them are at right now,” said Poindexter. “They know they’re in a competition. Everybody doesn’t play here. We play a lot of guys, but everybody doesn’t play.
“It’s not Good Ship Lollipop. So like I like to tell them, everybody don’t get sprinkles here. So they know they’re in a competition. But they all came day one ready and it’s gonna be a good competition.”
—PSU safeties coach Anthony Poindexter to BWI on the competition within his position group.
