Agree with what you said there. However, I am not having any expectations for next year. I think we will be a better coached, more disciplined team, that does the basics much better. I have no idea how this monster mash is going to come together though and as such, I am not setting expectations. I HOPE that our floor is 8-4/9-3, but who knows.
'25 (in-season) - '26 CFB Portal Thread
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Wow, taking a peak here at work and we have gotten quite the haul of 3 very good portals, including 2 more non-ISU players. Never thought to see such a large O-lineman at PSU.
I am not sure this was reported here but our ISU Linebacker Caleb Bacon is currently ranked #3 on 247 and #6 on On3 nationally for portal linebackers. I am not sure why so many here have issues with ISU transfers. We are experiencing a huge injection of talent at PSU after losing 6 games last season, and now we are seeing non-ISU transfers as well.
Speaking of juxtapositions, if you think I was blaming Campbell for the depleted roster you really are a special kind of stupid.
wonder if he will like Clem's BBQ?
Offensive lineman Vaea Ikakoula will transfer to Penn State
Penn State has added former Iowa State offensive lineman Vaea Ikakoula. Nittany Lion fans can learn all about the team's newest player here.www.on3.com
6’3”, 355 lbs.
Hitting the refresh since 1/1.
Agree to a point. He's familiar with Becht and Manske and they with him and the "system." Cignetti has brought in older quarterbacks from other schools for 3 years in a row (counting Hoover next year).
Pretty fast to google Cuban’s comments on this. No specific amount but he said his investment is significant and ongoing. Motivation? He sold most of his stake in the Mavs. They froze him out of decisions including trading Luka. He said F* them and re-oriented towards building Indiana football into a championship program.
same as Texas Tech or Oregon/Ok St before… it just takes one rich guy
Little background on Chase . His dad is blowing up X about love for PSU .
My prior post to which you responded: “Campbell was left a depleted roster.” Your unsolicited response: “In all fairness, Campbell’s depleted roster was self-inflicted.” Given the original statement and the precise wording of your response, exactly who is the “self” you’re referring to, if not Campbell?
That statement of yours was the topic sentence of your entire post, which ended with “What did I juxtapose there, Big Guy?” If not for the general jackassery and stupidity of your entire post (along with most of your other posts in this 44 page thread), I might have given you the benefit of the doubt. I could have thought to myself, “Nobody could possibly be this dumb as to blame Campbell, so he must mean something other than exactly what he said.”
In the end, though, you’ve provided great but unintended humor by calling me “a special kind of stupid.”
The good news: I’m making good use of the Ignore function today, as you’re the second moron who made the list today. You will not be missed.
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Fingernail bio on the 4 incoming DT's...
nodim is a 6-foot-2, 290-pound defensive tackle who redshirted in 2024 with the Cowboys but played in all 12 games in 2025. He has excellent strength for the position and should come in and help the Nittany Lions who are losing several defensive tackles, including Zane Durant (out of eligibility) and Xavier Gilliam (in the transfer portal).
McPherson joins the Nittany Lions after one season at Colorado, when he played in 10 games and missed two due to injury. He had 202 snaps on defense and a blocked punt on special teams and was a contributor in both phases of the game, earning 16 tackles, half a sack and six quarterback hurries.
Those two join UCLA defensive tackle Keanu Williams and Iowa State defensive lineman Alijah Carnell as defensive linemen to commit to Campbell and his new staff from the transfer portal. Williams will only have one year of eligibility remaining, while Carnell, Nnondum and McPherson will all have three years of eligibility remaining.
Might have to throw a couple more steaks on the grill.
nodim is a 6-foot-2, 290-pound defensive tackle who redshirted in 2024 with the Cowboys but played in all 12 games in 2025. He has excellent strength for the position and should come in and help the Nittany Lions who are losing several defensive tackles, including Zane Durant (out of eligibility) and Xavier Gilliam (in the transfer portal).
McPherson joins the Nittany Lions after one season at Colorado, when he played in 10 games and missed two due to injury. He had 202 snaps on defense and a blocked punt on special teams and was a contributor in both phases of the game, earning 16 tackles, half a sack and six quarterback hurries.
Those two join UCLA defensive tackle Keanu Williams and Iowa State defensive lineman Alijah Carnell as defensive linemen to commit to Campbell and his new staff from the transfer portal. Williams will only have one year of eligibility remaining, while Carnell, Nnondum and McPherson will all have three years of eligibility remaining.
Might have to throw a couple more steaks on the grill.
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How many of these guys are playing the game: "I have no interest in going elsewhere, but I'm going to enter myself in the portal to see how much Penn State will pay me to stay".
I was thinking the same thing. I just read that Penn State had their 43rd player enter the transfer portal.
I remember JF talking a lot about him last year, would not be surprised
if he commits to VT.
It's not an "investment" and to characterize it is as such is laughable (an ownership position in the Dallas Mavericks otoh is absolutely "an investment" that someone would make with a belief that they could make a return on that Investment). Cuban cannot take an ownership "investment" of a Prollegiate Minor-League NFL team.
That could be the case for some of them, but I think it’s more of the idea that they see Coach Campbell’s actually recruiting over them and making them compete to get time.
Or Coach Campbell is offering them less than they believe they can get elsewhere in the Free Agent Market.... Either way, it suggests that Coach Campbell is not going to lose any sleep if they leave.
How many RBs do we want out of the portal? A bunch on campus today.
Still no decisions from FR Hayes and Coleman.
Still no decisions from FR Hayes and Coleman.
Behavioral Economics is a major field because people aren’t robots and don’t use their money strictly according to risk adjusted discounted cash flows. There are endless examples of people investing Millions on organizations (university, clubs, religious institutions) with a return of “joy”.
Why do they need a RB coach? When you’re handed the ball, run downfield, don’t get tackled, and don’t fumble. When you aren’t handed the ball, block.
