Welcome to Nittany Notebook, our new daily feature. This post will be updated with news throughout the day, so be sure to check back frequently to stay on top of everything that’s going on with Penn State football and other sports.
Update: 9:20 p.m.
Offensive tackle Diego Pounds will announce his college decision on Friday. Penn State currently holds all five 247Sports crystal ball predictions for Poundshttps://t.co/ZdA36QE5EL https://t.co/RyWSpBZogO
— Black Shoe Diaries (@BSDtweet) September 22, 2020
Update: 6 p.m.
How are local high schools making sure sports can be played safely during the coronavirus pandemic?https://t.co/I18cMo9r8A
— The Daily Collegian (@DailyCollegian) September 21, 2020
Update: 5 p.m.
Set your tuners for these great broadcasts, Nittany Nation! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/fYeq9IbO7r
— Penn State Athletics (@GoPSUsports) September 21, 2020
Update: 4:30 p.m.
You know we rocking with you @seancliff14 #LawnBoyz https://t.co/rlG0ik5Wy4
— JaJuan Seider (@coachseider) September 21, 2020
Update: 3:40 p.m.
#AGTG pic.twitter.com/ni55KHCrwF
— Popeye Williams (@Popeye2022) September 21, 2020
Thinking of you & wishing you a speedy recovery, @Saquon. 🙏#WeAre pic.twitter.com/l6vyRuDZCN
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 21, 2020
Update: 2:55 p.m.
Penn State is No. 13 in this week’s Amway coaches poll. The Lions were No. 7 in the preseason poll.
Ohio State is No. 10 in the coaches poll.
PSU is not eligible yet for the AP poll because of the Big Ten’s late start.
It will be interesting to see where PSU and all the Big Ten teams land when they all are eligible for the AP poll, and how quickly they rise up in the poll after they play for a week or two.
Update: 1:35 p.m.
Don't love posting gambling odds personally, but thought this was interesting. BetOnline's current over/under lines for wins for Big Ten football teams:
Ohio State: 8½
Penn State: 7½
Wisconsin: 7
Michigan: 6½
Minnesota: 6½
Indiana: 5½
Iowa: 5#iufb— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) September 21, 2020
Update: 12:50 p.m.
This is a pic of @saquon Andrea and me after he asked an assistant coach to call me and set up a morning with the kids at @YSBinfo He spent 3 hours talking & throwing a football and it was his idea! Be well #26 and I’m sure you’ll be back better than ever! pic.twitter.com/Wnxh9CfLwS
— Jerry Fisher (@JerryFisherPSU) September 21, 2020
Update: 12:42 p.m.
Saquan Barkley soon will undergo surgery to repair the torn ACL in his right knee. https://t.co/xeUJWyZOU3
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 21, 2020
Bucs' HC Bruce Arians said WR Chris Godwin has cleared concussion protocol and will play in week 3 at Denver.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 21, 2020
Update 11:55 a.m.
It’s Always ☀️ in Happy Valley + #BiketoWorkWeek
🚴🏻➡️@Coach_Chambers #ClimbWithUs | #BikeWithUs
🄲🄻🄸🄼🄱 🅃🄾🄶🄴🅃🄷🄴🅁 pic.twitter.com/JQjFxeAeSw— Penn State Men’s Basketball (@PennStateMBB) September 21, 2020
Through two games, Mike Gesicki leads the Dolphins in receptions and trails only two NFL tight ends in catches.
More on the rise of the Penn State (and, of course, #SouthJersey) product in his third pro season: https://t.co/ycB9LC8Y7u
— Tyler Donohue (@TDsTake) September 21, 2020
Update: 11 a.m.
Gov. Wolf says he is going to veto the bill that would give school districts exclusive authority on deciding on sports during the pandemic — a bill that passed PA House and Senate with more 'yes' votes than necessary to override a veto.
— Ford Turner (@FordTurnerMCall) September 21, 2020
.@GovernorTomWolf announced that he will veto House Bill 2787, which would allow decisions about school sports and spectators to be made at the local level.https://t.co/GZCzytF0CB
— 6 News (@WJACTV) September 21, 2020
KJ Hamler posted this, a photo with former PSU teammates DaeSean Hamilton and Marcus Allen.
Forever family https://t.co/Mqwbwzpm6J
— KJ HAMLER (@Kj_hamler) September 21, 2020
Update: 10:33 a.m.
Congratulations to Coach Franklin (@coachjfranklin) & the entire coaching staff on being named to the Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List! 👊
📰 Release: https://t.co/FiXjiDMAe4#WeAre pic.twitter.com/EBxZgt5pJz
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 21, 2020
Update: 9:45 a.m.
*The Penn State staff extended an offer Sunday night to 2022 4-star outside linebacker Daniel Martin from Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia. Martin (6’3″, 190) is ranked as one of the Top 75 juniors in the country with offers from Clemson, Florida, Arkansas, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.
Update: 9 a.m.
Saquon deleted all of his posts on IG except for one: a picture of Kobe. #MambaMentality pic.twitter.com/hiBCXWPScj
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) September 21, 2020
There’s a whole bunch of good stuff out there on the Big Ten schedule release Saturday.
Penn State football schedule: Game-by-game rundownhttps://t.co/vL1fFseHVh pic.twitter.com/vCyxYQKcCR
— Lions247 (@Lions247) September 21, 2020
How will @PennStateFball fare in its new schedule? Our staff weighed in https://t.co/rWqCZiS9DB
— Collegian Football (@psufootblog) September 21, 2020
Here’s a look at the entire Big Ten schedule, in one graphic.
The Big Ten Conference announced today the schedule for the 2020 football season, including an eight-game Conference-only schedule starting the weekend of October 24 plus a ninth game for all 14 teams during a newly created Big Ten Champions Week the weekend of December 19. pic.twitter.com/jaDXMhh2C8
— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) September 19, 2020
And without a doubt, this is true:
Urban Meyer on Fox on Ohio State: "That's an easy schedule."
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 19, 2020
From the opposite end, Nebraska has the Big Ten’s most difficult schedule. Which led to numerous funny posts.
Breaking: Eight Nebraska football players to sue the Big Ten about the difficulty of their team’s schedule.
— crimson quarry (@crimsonquarry) September 19, 2020
Updated Nebraska schedule, according to a source:
@ Ohio State
Vs. Wisconsin
@ 85 Bears
@ KC Chiefs (in Australia)
Vs. Hybrid of Clemson-Alabama
@ Mordor
Vs. Rutgers— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) September 19, 2020
Kevin Warren in the Big Ten league office having fun with Nebraska’s schedule pic.twitter.com/wJiXS0mnpK
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) September 19, 2020
