2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State wordmark.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record3–4 (0–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Ty Howle (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Anthony Poindexter (5th season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Captains
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
Seasons
←  2024
2026 →
2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Indiana  4 –0   7 –0  
No. 1 Ohio State  4 –0   7 –0  
No. 6 Oregon  3 –1   6 –1  
Northwestern  3 –1   5 –2  
USC  3 –1   5 –2  
Iowa  3 –1   5 –2  
No. 25 Michigan  3 –1   5 –2  
Minnesota  3 –1   5 –2  
UCLA  3 –1   3 –4  
No. 23 Illinois  2 –2   5 –2  
Nebraska  2 –2   5 –2  
Washington  2 –2   5 –2  
Maryland  1 –3   4 –3  
Michigan State  0 –4   3 –4  
Penn State  0 –4   3 –4  
Rutgers  0 –4   3 –4  
Purdue  0 –4   2 –5  
Wisconsin  0 –4   2 –5  
Championship: December 6, 2025
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 19, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents Pennsylvania State University as a member the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team plays home games at Beaver Stadium located in College Township, Pennsylvania, with a mailing address of University Park, Pennsylvania.

Contents

Despite high preseason expectations, including a no. 2 preseason ranking in the AP poll, and a 3–0 start, Penn State then dropped its first three conference games to fall out of the top 25. The team suffered a major blow on October 11, a home loss against Northwestern after quarterback Drew Allar suffered a leg injury late in the fourth quarter, and was ruled out for the season shortly afterwards. [1] By the end of week 7, the status of Penn State's 2025 season had been characterized as a "historic collapse" by multiple sports publications as the Nittany Lions became the first NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) program to lose back-to-back matchups as a 20-point favorite. [2] [3] [4]

The team was led by 12th-year head coach James Franklin for the first six games of the season; Franklin was fired on October 12 following the loss to Northwestern. [5] Associate head coach Terry Smith was named the Nittany Lions' interim head coach. [6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 p.m. Nevada *No. 2
 CBS W 46–11106,915
September 612:00 p.m. FIU *No. 2
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
 BTN W 34–0103,817
September 133:30 p.m.No. 11 (FCS) Villanova *No. 2
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
 FS1 W 52–6109,516
September 277:30 p.m.No. 6 Oregon No. 3
 NBC L 24–30 2OT111,015
October 43:30 p.m.at UCLA No. 7
CBSL 37–4239,256
October 113:30 p.m. Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
FS1L 21–22108,121
October 187:00 p.m.at Iowa
Peacock L 24–2569,250
November 1at Ohio State
November 8 Indiana
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
November 15at Michigan State
November 22 Nebraska
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
November 29at Rutgers

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 2 (23)2 (7)2 (5)2 (5)3 (5)7RV——
Coaches 3 (14)2 (6)2 (4)2 (3)2 (3)622——
CFP Not releasedNot released

Preseason

Big Ten media poll

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll was released on July 21, 2025. The Nittany Lions were predicted to finish the regular season first in the conference. [9]

Game summaries

vs Nevada

Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) at No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Wolf Pack030811
No. 2 Nittany Lions101712746

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton 1-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 3:05. Nittany Lions 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:41.
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 28-yard field goal, 1:41. Nittany Lions 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:16.
Second quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen 12-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 10:02. Nittany Lions 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:18.
  • NEV – Joe McFadden 28-yard field goal, 4:52. Nittany Lions 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:05.
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 28-yard field goal, 2:22. Nittany Lions 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:18.
  • PSU – Kyron Hudson 31-yard pass from Drew Allar (Ryan Barker kick), 0:23. Nittany Lions 27–3. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:15.
Third quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 32-yard field goal, 9:23. Nittany Lions 30–3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:32.
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton 1-yard run (pass failed), 7:15. Nittany Lions 36–3. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:21.
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 39-yard field goal, 3:21. Nittany Lions 39–3. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:26.
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Ethan Grunkemeyer 6-yard run (Matthew Parker kick), 7:37. Nittany Lions 46–3. Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 7:10.
  • NEV – Marcus Bellon 9-yard pass from AJ Bianco (AJ Bianco–Jett Carpenter pass), 0:25. Nittany Lions 46–11. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:29.
StatisticsNEVPSU
First downs1325
Plays–yards52–20371–438
Rushes–yards31–7836–135
Passing yards125303
Passing: comp–att–int11–21–129–35–0
Time of possession26:2033:40
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassing Chubba Purdy 7/15, 97 yards, INT
RushingChubba Purdy14 carries, 55 yards
ReceivingMarcus Bellon6 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Penn StatePassing Drew Allar 22/26, 217 yards, TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 8 carries, 43 yards, TD
Receiving Kyron Hudson 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

vs FIU

FIU Panthers (1–0) at No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Panthers00000
No. 2 Nittany Lions73101434

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Khalil Dinkins 9-yard pass from Drew Allar (Ryan Barker kick), 3:54. Nittany Lions 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 3:54.
Second quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 41-yard field goal, 0:50. Nittany Lions 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 13 yards, 3:06.
Third quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 34-yard field goal, 9:56. Nittany Lions 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:04.
  • PSU – Devonte Ross 42-yard pass from Drew Allar (Ryan Barker kick), 4:44. Nittany Lions 20–0. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:09.
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen 67-yard run (Ryan Barker kick) 3:29. Nittany Lions 27–0. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:11.
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton 5-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 1:19. Nittany Lions 34–0. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:03.
StatisticsFIUPSU
First downs1420
Plays–yards72–29064–409
Rushes–yards39–14131–209
Passing yards149200
Passing: comp–att–int18–33–119–33–0
Time of possession34:1725:43
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FIUPassing Keyone Jenkins 15/28, 127 yards, INT
RushingKejon Owens15 carries, 78 yards
ReceivingJoJo Stone1 reception, 27 yards
Penn StatePassing Drew Allar 19/33, 200 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 16 carries, 144 yards, TD
Receiving Devonte Ross 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD

vs No. 11 (FCS) Villanova

No. 11 (FCS) Villanova Wildcats (1–0) at No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 11 (FCS) Wildcats00066
No. 2 Nittany Lions714102152

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 45-yard field goal, 14:22 (PSU 10–0)
  • PSU – Barker, 28-yard field goal, 6:39 (PSU 13–0)
  • PSU – Trebor Peña, 23-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Peña 2-point conversion pass from Allar, 0:32 (PSU 21–0)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 42-yard field goal, 10:02 (PSU 24–0)
  • PSU – Singleton, 3-yard TD run, Barker kick, 3:36 (PSU 31–0)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 18-yard TD run, Barker kick, 10:43 (PSU 38–0)
  • PSU – Joey Schlaffer, 19-yard TD pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer, Barker kick, 7:05 (PSU 45–0)
  • PSU – Jahmir Joseph, 49-yard interception return for TD, Barker kick, 6:24 (PSU 52–0)
  • VU – Brandon Binkowski, 8-yard TD pass from Tanner Maddocks, no try, 0:00 (PSU 52–6)
StatisticsVUPSU
First downs1128
Plays–yards63–17969–465
Rushes–yards36–8338–237
Passing yards96228
Passing: comp–att–int13–27–217–31–1
Time of possession31:4428:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VillanovaPassingTanner Maddocks6/12, 69 yards, TD, INT
RushingDavid Avit10 carries, 53 yards
ReceivingBraden Reed2 receptions, 41 yards
Penn StatePassing Drew Allar 16/29, 209 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Kaytron Allen 10 carries, 86 yards, TD
ReceivingLuke Reynolds4 receptions, 73 yards

vs No. 6 Oregon

No. 6 Oregon Ducks (4–0) at No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234OT2OTTotal
No. 6 Ducks03777630
No. 3 Nittany Lions030147024

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker, 49-yard field goal, 13:26 (PSU 3–0)
  • UO – Atticus Sappington, 42-yard field goal, 3:42 (TIE 3–3)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • UO – Jordon Davison, 8-yard TD run, Sappington kick, 12:25 (OU 17–3)
  • PSU – Devonte Ross, 35-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Barker kick, 10:30 (OU 17–10)
  • PSU – Ross, 7-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 0:30 (TIE 17–17)
First overtime
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 4-yard TD run, Barker kick (PSU 24–17)
  • UO – Jamari Johnson, 2-yard TD pass from Moore, Sappington kick (TIE 24–24)
Second overtime
  • UO – Gary Bryant Jr., 25-yard TD pass from Moore, 2-point pass conversion failed (OU 30–24)
StatisticsOREPSU
First downs2015
Plays–yards78–42460–276
Rushes–yards39–17635–139
Passing yards248137
Passing: comp–att–int29–39–014–25–1
Time of possession33:5226:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OregonPassing Dante Moore 29/39, 248 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Dierre Hill Jr. 10 carries, 82 yards
Receiving Dakorien Moore 7 receptions, 89 yards
Penn StatePassing Drew Allar 14/25, 137 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kaytron Allen 12 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving Devonte Ross 4 receptions, 48 yards, 2 TD

at UCLA

No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (3–1) at UCLA Bruins (0–4) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 7 Nittany Lions70141637
Bruins10177842

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: South at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 39,256
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color commentator), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
  • UCLA – Kwazi Gilmer, 11-yard TD pass from Nico Iamaleava, Mateen Bhaghani kick, 10:32 (UCLA 7–0)
  • UCLA – Bhaghani, 24-yard field goal, 7:22 (UCLA 10–0)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 13-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 5:14 (UCLA 10–7)
Second quarter
  • UCLA – Titus Mokiao-Atimalala, 6-yard TD pass from Iamaleava, Bhaghani kick, 8:52 (UCLA 17–7)
  • UCLA – Iamaleava, 3-yard TD run, Bhaghani kick, 4:49 (UCLA 24–7)
  • UCLA – Bhaghani, 54-yard field goal, 0:00 (UCLA 27–7)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Khalil Dinkins, 40-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Barker kick, 11:32 (UCLA 27–14)
  • PSU – Liam Clifford, 6-yard blocked punt returned for TD, Barker kick, 7:25 (UCLA 27–21)
  • UCLA – Iamaleava, 1-yard TD run, Bhaghani kick, 2:58 (UCLA 34–21)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Allen, 2-yard TD run, Barker kick, 14:27 (UCLA 34–28)
  • UCLA – Iamaleava, 7-yard TD run, Gilmer 2-point converstion pass from Iamaleava, 6:46 (UCLA 42–28)
  • PSU – Kyron Hudson, 15-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 4:11 (UCLA 42–35)
  • PSU – Safety, Iamaleava runs out of end zone, 0:17 (UCLA 42–37)
StatisticsPSUUCLA
First downs2122
Plays–yards57–35777–435
Rushes–yards31–15753–269
Passing yards200166
Passing: comp–att–int19–26–017–24–0
Time of possession20:4339:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Penn StatePassing Drew Allar 19/26, 200 yards, 2 TD
RushingDrew Allar11 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Kyron Hudson 4 receptions, 52 yards, TD
UCLAPassing Nico Iamaleava 17/24, 166 yards, 2 TD
RushingNico Iamaleava16 carries, 128 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingKwazi Gilmer5 receptions, 79 yards, TD

vs Northwestern

Northwestern Wildcats (3–2) at Penn State Nittany Lions (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Wildcats3100922
Nittany Lions0140721

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 108,121
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (color commentator)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
  • NU – Jack Olsen, 27-yard field goal, 2:51 (NU 3–0)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 11-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 11:40 (PSU 7–3)
  • NU – Griffin Wilde, 29-yard TD pass from Preston Stone, Olsen kick, 7:14 (NU 10–7)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 2-yard TD run, Barker kick, 1:19 (PSU 14–10)
  • NU – Olsen, 34-yard field goal, 0:03 (PSU 14–13)
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • NU – Olsen, 41-yard field goal, 14:08 (NU 16–14)
  • PSU – Drew Allar, 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 10:50 (PSU 21–16)
  • NU – Caleb Komolafe, 9-yard TD run, 2-point conversion run failed, 4:51 (NU 22–21)
StatisticsNUPSU
First downs2313
Plays–yards68–28251–274
Rushes–yards42–11931–137
Passing yards163137
Passing: comp–att–int17–26–013–20–1
Time of possession34:4625:14
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NorthwesternPassing Preston Stone 17/26, 163 yards, TD
RushingCaleb Komolafe19 carries, 72 yards TD
ReceivingGriffin Wilde7 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Penn StatePassing Drew Allar 13/20, 137 yards, INT
Rushing Kaytron Allen 16 carries, 90 yards, TD
Receiving Devonte Ross 7 receptions, 115 yards

Quarterback Drew Allar suffered a leg injury late in the fourth quarter and was later ruled out for the remainder of the season. The day following the loss to Northwestern, head coach James Franklin was fired.

at Iowa

Penn State Nittany Lions (3–3) at Iowa Hawkeyes (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Nittany Lions777324
Hawkeyes376925

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 1-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 8:45 (PSU 7–0)
  • UI – Drew Stevens, 39-yard field goal, 4:24 (PSU 7–3)
Second quarter
  • UI – Mark Gronowski, 1-yard TD run, Stevens kick, 1:14 (UI 10–7)
  • PSU – Elliot Washington II, 35-yard TD return from blocked field goal, Barker kick, 0:00 (PSU 14–10)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Allen, 8-yard TD run, Barker kick, 9:25 (PSU 21–10)
  • UI – Gronowski, 4-yard TD run, 2-point pass conversion failed, 4:19 (PSU 21–16)
Fourth quarter
  • UI – Stevens, 31-yard field goal, 13:17 (PSU 21–19)
  • PSU – Barker, 32-yard field goal, 4:56 (PSU 24–19)
  • UI – Kaden Wetjen, 8-yard TD run, 2-point pass conversion failed, 3:54 (UI 25–24)
StatisticsPSUIOWA
First downs1911
Plays–yards74–26649–313
Rushes–yards46–17333–245
Passing yards9368
Passing: comp–att–int15–28–210–16–1
Time of possession36:1223:48
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Penn StatePassing Ethan Grunkemeyer 15/28, 93 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Kaytron Allen 28 carries, 145 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Trebor Peña 3 receptions, 19 yards
IowaPassing Mark Gronowski 10/16, 68 yards, INT
RushingMark Gronowski9 carries, 130 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kaden Wetjen 2 receptions, 21 yards

at Ohio State (rivalry)

Penn State Nittany Lions (3–4) at Ohio State Buckeyes (7–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Nittany Lions----0
Buckeyes----0

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 1

Personnel

Roster

2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2Liam Clifford Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 3Koby HowardFr
WR 4 Tyseer Denmark Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 5 Devonte Ross Sr
WR 6Matt OuttenFr
WR 7Kaden Saunders Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 8 Trebor Peña Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 10 Nicholas Singleton Sr
WR 11 Kyron Hudson Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 12Anthony Ivey Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 13 Kaytron Allen Sr
QB 14Jaxon Smolik Redshirt.svg  So
QB 15 Drew Allar  (C)Sr
TE 16Khalil Dinkins Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 16Bekkem KritzaFr
QB 17 Ethan Grunkemeyer Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 18Joey Schlaffer Redshirt.svg  So
WR 19Josiah Brown Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 19Jack Lambert Redshirt.svg  So
RB 21Jabree ColemanFr
RB 23Tikey HayesFr
RB 24Corey Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 25Quinton Martin Jr. Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 26Cam Wallace Redshirt.svg  So
RB 30Amiel Davis Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 31Logan Cunningham Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 34Tyler Holzworth Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 44Matt HendersonFr
OL 50Cooper CousinsSo
OL 51Michael Troutman IIIFr
OL 52Dominic Rulli Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 53 Nick Dawkins  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 54TJ Shanahan Jr. Redshirt.svg  So
OL 55Chimdy Onoh Redshirt.svg  So
OL 57Donnie Harbour Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 58Ian Harvie Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 59Brady O'HaraFr
OL 61Liam Horan Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 63Alex Birchmeier Redshirt.svg  So
OL 64Eagan Boyer Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 65Jim Fitzgerald Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 66 Drew Shelton Sr
OL 67Henry Boehme Redshirt.svg  So
OL 68Anthony Donkoh Redshirt.svg  So
OL 70Garrett Sexton Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 71 Olaivavega Ioane Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 72 Nolan Rucci Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 73Caleb Brewer Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 74J'ven Williams Redshirt.svg  So
OL 75Matt Detisch Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 75Malachi GoodmanFr
OL 76Mason Carlan Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 77Owen AlicieneFr
WR 80Jeff Exinor Jr.Fr
WR 81Donte Nastasi Redshirt.svg  So
WR 81Lyrick SamuelFr
WR 82Ethan Black Redshirt.svg  So
TE 83Brian KortovichFr
WR 84Peter Gonzalez Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 85 Luke Reynolds So
WR 86Aaron Enterline Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 87 Andrew Rappleyea Redshirt.svg  So
TE 88Andrew OleshFr
TE 89Finn Furmanek Redshirt.svg  So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 0 Dominic DeLuca  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 2Audavion Collins Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 3Antoine Belgrave-Shorter Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 4 A. J. Harris Jr
CB 5Daryus DixonFr
S 6 Zakee Wheatley Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 7Zion TracyJr
LB 8DaKaari Nelson Redshirt.svg  So
CB 9 Elliot Washington II Jr
S 10Dejuan LaneSo
LB 11 LaVar Arrington II Fr
CB 12Xxavier ThomasFr
LB 13 Tony Rojas Jr
S 14Braz ThomasFr
CB 15Joshua JohnsonFr
S 16King MackJr
CB 17Kenny Woseley Jr. Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 18Max Granville Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 19 Chaz Coleman Fr
DE 20Mylachi Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 21Vaboue Toure Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 23Jahmir JosephFr
LB 24 Amare Campbell Jr
LB 25Alex TatschFr
LB 26Cam SmithFr
S 27Lamont Payne Jr. Redshirt.svg  So
DT 28 Zane Durant  (C)Sr
S 28Karson Kiesewetter Redshirt.svg  So
DE 29Daniel JenningsFr
LB 30Kari Jackson Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 31Kolin Dinkins Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 32Keon Wylie Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 33 Dani Dennis-Sutton Sr
DT 34Owen Wafle Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 35Tyler Armstead Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 36Zuriah Fisher Redshirt.svg  Sr
DT 39Ty Blanding Redshirt.svg  So
S 39Jashaun Green Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 40Anthony Speca Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 42Mason Robinson Redshirt.svg  So
DE 43Dayshaun BurnettFr
DE 44Jaylen Harvey Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 45Jackson Pryts Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 45Enai White Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 46Cortez HarrisFr
DE 47Aidan Probst Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 50Alonzo Ford Jr. Redshirt.svg  Sr
DT 52Randy AdirikaFr
DT 54Xavier Gilliam Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 58Kaleb Artis Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 88Sam Siafa Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 90Liam Andrews Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 93Bobby Mears Redshirt.svg  So
DT 94De'Andre Cook Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 95Jordan Mayer Redshirt.svg  So
DE 99Yvan KemajouFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 35Blaise Sokach-Minnick Redshirt.svg  Jr
LS 48Tyler Duzansky (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
LS 92Andrew Dufault Redshirt.svg  Fr
K 94Ryan Barker Redshirt.svg  So
P 95Riley ThompsonSr
K 98Matthew ParkerFr
P 99Gabriel Nwosu Redshirt.svg  Sr
Head coach
  • Terry Smith – Interim head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 19, 2025

Transfers

Outgoing

PlayerPositionDestination
Mehki FlowersS Akron
Chase MeyerK California
Feyisayo OluleyeWR Clarion
Tyler JohnsonWR East Carolina
T.A. CunninghamDL Garden City CC
Jon MitchellCB Georgia Tech
JB NelsonIOL Kansas State
Beckham DeeLB Lafayette
Jerry CrossTE Memphis
Beau Pribula QB Missouri
Joseph MupoyiEDGE North Carolina
Smith VilbertEDGE North Carolina
Harrison Wallace III WR Ole Miss
Cam MillerCB Rutgers
Tyrece MillsS UConn
Ta'Mere RobinsonLB USC
Omari EvansWR Washington
Jason EstrellaWRUnknown

Incoming

PlayerPositionFormer Team
King MackS Alabama
Owen WafleEDGE Michigan
Amare Campbell LB North Carolina
Trebor Peña WR Syracuse
Enai WhiteEDGE Texas A&M
TJ Shanahan Jr.IOLTexas A&M
Devonte Ross WR Troy
Kyron Hudson WR USC

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References

  1. ↑ "Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is out for the season with an injury". WPXI.com. October 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hummer, Chris (October 12, 2025). "College Football Overtime: Indiana's unprecedented rise, Penn State's historic nosedive top Week 7 takeaways". [247Sports.com]. 247Sports. Archived from the original on October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Rexrode, Joe. "James Franklin's disaster of a 2025 season can't be overstated or overcome". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Lyons, Dan. "Penn State's 2025 Collapse Summed Up by One Incredible Stat After Loss to Northwestern". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Penn State fires head coach James Franklin after 12 seasons". ESPN. October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
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