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.

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.

PSU Lions loses to Georgia in comeback fashion

Penn State’s Austin Johnson Declares for NFL Draft
Johnson earned his degree in December and will forgo his final year of eligibility

Hackenberg to forgo his final season of eligibility to enter the 2016 NFL Draft

TaxSlayer Bowl Press Conference Highlights January 1, 2016 JAMES FRANKLIN HEAD COACH, PENN STATE (Opening statement) “I want to take a minute real quick and thank the City of Jacksonville, everybody’s been great. I want to thank the TaxSlayer Bowl, we’ve had a great experience in the hotel, for the families and the kids, have […]

Bowman and Hali Selected to Pro Bowl; Nittany Lions in the NFL – Week 15

Bowman to make third Pro Bowl appearance, while Hali earns fifth consecutive berth

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Dec. 23, 2015 – NaVorro Bowman of the San Francisco 49ers and Tamba Hali of the Kansas City Chiefs were selected to the 2016 Pro Bowl Tuesday night. The appearance is the third of Bowman’s career (2013, 2014) and the fifth consecutive for Hali. Allen Robinson is the first alternate for the wide receivers. The Pro Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 31, 2016.