Welcome to our daily Nittany Notebook. This post will be updated with news frequently throughout the day, so be sure to check back often to stay on top of everything that’s going on with Penn State football and athletics, plus other sports of interest in central PA.
Update 9:30 p.m.
**I’ve always said this guy was fantastic … plus pretty much the coolest dude you could meet.
PFF's highest-graded TE Mike Gesicki finds the end zonepic.twitter.com/H870u9zzeE
— PFF (@PFF) September 25, 2020
Update: 8 p.m.
Breaking: The Pac-12 will play a seven-game college football season beginning Nov. 6, a source told @CFBHeather. pic.twitter.com/14BeDNhHx9
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 24, 2020
Update: 7:30 p.m.
Bowls can begin as soon as Dec. 1 and every team is bowl eligible.
This is some kind of season. https://t.co/1PHRcFbHpu
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) September 24, 2020
Update: 7 p.m.
On the Penn State Coaches Show, special teams coordinator Joe Lorig mentioned a few candidates to replace KJ Hamler as the punt-returner. Lorig led with Jahan Dotson but also mentioned safeties Jaquan Brisker and Lamont Wade, CB Marquis Wilson and freshman WR Parker Washington.
— Mark Wogenrich (@MarkWogenrich) September 24, 2020
BREAKING: Purdue star receiver Rondale Moore has announced he will return for the fall season after previously opting out.https://t.co/1kpqCEn6Pt pic.twitter.com/W3fnM3iDvL
— 247Sports (@247Sports) September 24, 2020
Northwestern T Rashawn Slater To Opt Out https://t.co/PIJ2oSv896 pic.twitter.com/Isx2soUKat
— Pro Football Rumors (@pfrumors) September 24, 2020
Update: 4:15 p.m.
#164 Ken Chertow – Olympian, 3x All American for Penn State | Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast https://t.co/9qtFfBroUJ
— Mat Talk Online (@mattalkonline) September 17, 2020
“Unrivaled: The Penn State Football Story” and “The Penn State Basketball Story” won Mid-Atlantic Emmy awards in the post-produced or edited sports program category.
This makes the seventh straight year that we've been honored such an award!https://t.co/kdpsdCcwKb
— WPSU (@WPSU) September 23, 2020
Update: 2:30 p.m.
A 109 match winning streak that saw @PennStateVBALL go undefeated for two seasons started over a decade ago https://t.co/kLXiyOTsOy
— The Daily Collegian (@DailyCollegian) September 24, 2020
Update: 1:10 p.m.
**What an inspiration Adam has always been.
This day 20 years ago changed my life but I’ll be forever thankful to the many people that made my recovery possible-All I can say and continue to say is thank you to those I know and those I’ve never met for being in my corner every moment since that day in Columbus! #WeAre https://t.co/QpNT1gtRzV
— Adam Taliaferro (@Tali43) September 24, 2020
Update: 12:30 p.m.
**Will Fries’ brother gets an offer from another in-state team.
After speaking with @GinfanteMT , I’m excited to receive an offer from Temple University! @ShawnB_247 @TodderickHunt pic.twitter.com/pz1gGqZObg
— Matt Fries (@mattfries58) September 24, 2020
**The Colorado Buffaloes won’t be able to practice because of local coronavirus health protocols.
This applies to athletics as well, so the #cubuffs will be unable to practice or workout for 2 weeks, I am told. Interesting timing with the Pac-12 possibly announcing a return to play today https://t.co/9qyldFb4YH
— Brian Howell (@BrianHowell33) September 24, 2020
Update: 11:25 a.m.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.#PennState President Eric Barron elaborated on his decision to vote in favor of the Big Ten playing football this fall at a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Here’s the full quote from Barron: pic.twitter.com/BYuvI5loeZ
— Parth Upadhyaya (@pupadhyaya_) September 24, 2020
Hear from Coach Lorig (@CoachJoeLorig) live on The Penn State Coaches Show tonight at 6 PM!
📻 Listen Here: https://t.co/orcDxgnre3#WeAre pic.twitter.com/tpzuc9baFD
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 24, 2020
Update 10:35 a.m.
ONE month 'til kickoff. 👊
➡️: Tariq Castro-Fields (@ayeewonton)#WeAre pic.twitter.com/wm5nwIsip5
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 24, 2020
Update 10:30 a.m.
**I said it the day the trade was made: Tyler Glasnow was better than Chris Archer already! No one believed me at that point.
The Pirates also gave up Austin Meadows and Shane Baz in the historically awful trade.
Sigh.
“We got Archer!!!!” https://t.co/kVi68RG4wI
— Paul Zeise (@PaulZeise) September 24, 2020
Update: 10:15 a.m.
**We’re getting closer to actual football being played by Penn State, which means there will be a ton of good stories written about the Nittany Lions in the coming weeks.
We’ll do our best on the Nittany Notebook to keep you udpated throughout the day with story links and information from some of the excellent writers on the Penn State beat.
There are still some important targets out there for Penn State. Who do they need most and when is this class considered full enough?
Ranking Penn State’s top 8 remaining recruiting targets in the Class of 2021 https://t.co/55JQXiD9dm
— Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4) September 24, 2020
"I'm very confident in our team and in our ability to stay safe."#PennState @Truk_Savage
From today's @ReadingEagle https://t.co/AmhlPU76fs— Richard Scarcella (@nittanyrich) September 24, 2020
“How is it not just football, football, football and school, without some of the fun things that we all do as coaches to build that chemistry that's important?"
Penn State’s James Franklin seeks new methods of team-building in a distancing world.https://t.co/PyUoydcc8r
— Mark Wogenrich (@MarkWogenrich) September 24, 2020
Update: 9:20 a.m.
With the eligibility clocked paused for the 2020 season, here are four Penn State players who could benefit the most from an extra season in Happy Valley. https://t.co/Bg639dFH2G
— Black Shoe Diaries (@BSDtweet) September 24, 2020
Update: 8:50 a.m.
**Some updates on Oneil Cruz’s situation, with good pieces from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and The Athletic.
@Pirates' Oneil Cruz arraignment was suspendend until Friday after request from his lawyers to present better arguments.
— Dionisio Soldevila (@dSoldevila) September 23, 2020
The news sent shockwaves throughout PNC Park, even though Oneil Cruz wasn’t on the #Pirates roster. https://t.co/EGFENCnsHl
— Tribune-ReviewSports (@TribSports) September 24, 2020
Four years of "no comment" is enough.https://t.co/fBF2kTqvcu
— RobBiertempfel (@RobBiertempfel) September 24, 2020
ICYMI: @GoPSUsports saw 20 additional positive coronavirus tests in the most recent testing window https://t.co/AwZYQEOwhU
— Collegian Football (@psufootblog) September 24, 2020
I do my best to not comment on politics and stay toward the middle, but this is a pretty callous statement to call a bill meaningless and a waste of time that would have allowed parents to watch their kids play sports and some sports like volleyball to simply take place normally. https://t.co/LwkZpPRxNR
— Michael Boytim (@BoytimMichael) September 24, 2020
