Rookie running back claims fourth freshman All-America honor

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Jan. 11, 2015 – Freshman running back Saquon Barkley (Coplay, Pa.) picked up another Freshman All-American honor with a selection to the Football Writers Association of American (FWAA) team Wednesday. He was also selected as a freshman first team honoree by USA Today and Sporting News, while finding a spot on ESPN.com’s True Freshman All-America team.

Pry has spent five seasons as co-defensive coordinator under Franklin
 
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Jan. 10, 2016 – Brent Pry has been elevated to associate head coach and defensive coordinator, Penn State head football coach James Franklin announced today. Pry has spent the last five seasons on Franklin’s staff as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Vanderbilt and Penn State. He held the title of assistant head coach for the last three seasons.

PHILADELPHIA- The Philadelphia Soul have been fortunate to be coached by some top-level talent over the past ten seasons. One coach, however, has brought home an ArenaBowl championship. Bret Munsey coached the Soul from 2006-08 and was responsible for coaching the 2008 team that defeated the San Jose SaberCats in ArenaBowl XXII. Munsey is now playing a critical role in a 2016 NFL Playoffs, as his team prepares for another World Championship.

Penn State players have earned 54 Super Bowl rings

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Jan. 8, 2015 – As the National Football League playoffs begin this weekends, seven former Nittany Lions begin their quest to compete for the Super Bowl 50 title. The Penn Staters dot the rosters of six NFL teams in the playoff hunt.

Former Penn State Player Bill Bowes Elected to College Football Hall of Fame as a Coach
Bowes played for Rip Engle from 1962-64 and coached at New Hampshire from 1972-98

Breneman graduated in December with degree in business management and will pursue professional opportunities

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Jan. 7, 2015 – Tight end Adam Breneman (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) will conclude his Penn State football career due to a chronic knee injury. Breneman graduated in just three years in December with a degree in business management from Penn State’s Smeal College of Business and will pursue professional opportunities in business or politics this spring.

Johnson will join Lucas and Nassib in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 30

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Jan. 7, 2015 – Defensive tackle Austin Johnson (Galloway, N.J.) accepted his invitation to play in the 67th Reese’s Senior Bowl. He joins teammates Jordan Lucas (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and All-American Carl Nassib (West Chester, Pa.) as participants in the game. The trio will participate in the nation’s premier all-star contest on Saturday, January 30, 2015. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. ET at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. The NFL Network will televise the contest.

QB Sam Bradford completed 30 of 38 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns for a 108.3 rating. His 78.9 completion percentage was the highest ever by an Eagle with more than 30 attempts … Over the last three games, Bradford threw for 1,061 yards and five touchdowns on 95 of 133 passing for a quarterback rating of 98.0 and the second-highest three-game passing yardage total in team history (Donovan McNabb, 1,076 in 2005) … Over his last six starts, Bradford completed 175 of 256 passes for 1,959 yards and 10 touchdowns for a 99.1 rating … Bradford set team records this season in both completions (346) and completion percentage (65.0%), while finishing with the fourth-highest single-season passing yardage total (3,725) .

Tom Coughlin, who led the Giants to a pair of Super Bowl victories, oversaw the development of Eli Manning into the best quarterback in team history and became one of the most influential figures in the 91-year history of the franchise, today announced he is stepping down as head coach.

The Philadelphia Sportswriters Association are the latest to bestow awards on 2015 Temple Owls football team and their star linebacker continue to add honors after the team tied a school-record for wins and Tyler Matakevich was named a consensus All-American. PSWA president Sam Carchidi announced that the Owls have been chosen as Team of the […]