Welcome to our daily Nittany Notebook. This post will be updated frequently throughout the day with news, notes and sometimes entertaining info. 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: 1:15 p.m.
**Two Penn State defensive players graded out exceptionally well in the opener at Indiana.
Highest pass-rush win % in Week 8
1. Shaka Toney, Penn State – 41%
2. Jayson Oweh, Penn State – 36% pic.twitter.com/w4nho3579p— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 26, 2020
Highest-graded Big Ten defenders in Wk 8
1. Jayson Oweh, Penn St ED – 89.2
2. Tarique Barnes, Illinois LB – 88.2
3. Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers LB – 87.0
4. Drew Beesley, Michigan St ED – 86.9 pic.twitter.com/J1t2eFygnV— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 26, 2020
Update: 12:50 p.m.
**Penn State’s home game against Maryland in week three will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and air on BTN.
Check out the Week 3 schedule of #B1GFootball. pic.twitter.com/bvB4SIYdQp
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 26, 2020
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Update: 11:55 a.m.
**PSU redshirt freshman wide receiver John Dunmore has entered the transfer portal. Dunmore, from Florida, is not a member of the team this season, as he left for personal reasons. He posted that he wants to get back closer to home.
Change is inevitable and I want to personally thank my coaches and fans… JD checking out ✌🏾 pic.twitter.com/kMN4haRbrp
— King Dunmore JR 🎱 (@jdsunn) October 26, 2020
Update: 11 a.m.
**Pitt started the season 3-0 and was ranked in the top 25, but the Panthers have dropped four games in a row to fall to 3-4. They were humiliated at home on Saturday by Notre Dame, 45-3, in a game that the coaching staff quit on the team, according to Alan Saunders of our sister site, Pittsburgh Sports Now.
Mike Vukovcan of PSN says that Pitt needs to move on from Pat Narduzzi after this season.
