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Greater Latrobe coach Ron Prady said Alex Tatsch has everything you want from an impact defender. "He has the length that all of those schools love," Prady told the Union Progress. "The big thing was his ability to play in space. He’s twitchy. I think he does all the things they’re looking for on the next level. When he hits people, he hits them, and they stay hit.” Tatsch recorded 111 tackles as a junior and had four sacks and four interceptions for the Wildcats, who made the WPIAL 4A quarterfinals.

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Plenty of chaos and uncertainty currently surrounds the Penn State football program, which is something you rarely see.While it lasts, the Pitt

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Vukovcan: Five Penn State Players/Commits that Should Interest Pitt

I'll be honest, I'm still completely shocked and can't believe that Penn State went through with the firing of James Franklin. Hey, I get his

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Vukovcan: Pitt Needs to Capitalize on Penn State Situation, Go Get Smith

Penn State’s depth situation at linebacker was already thin before Tony Rojas went down with a long-term injury last week at practice. Very few could

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'Linebacker U' under fire: How Penn State’s thin depth has become a 2025 liability

The Penn State Nittany Lions suffered a massive blow on the defensive side of the ball, losing their leader and star linebacker Tony Rojas to what

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Tony Rojas injury update: James Franklin addresses Penn State's plan to replace LB

The Penn State Nittany Lions Football team opened up practice on Wednesday evening before the team's West Coast road trip to face UCLA on Saturday

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Penn State head coach James Franklin press conference: UCLA Wednesday

Penn State’s defense could not afford much wiggle room on the injury front in 2025, and at the top of the list heading into the season was the

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Trimmings: How does Penn State deal with the loss of Tony Rojas at linebacker?

Jahmir Joseph has a pick six this season. Alex Tatsch has received as much praise as any backup linebacker throughout September. And defensive end

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Penn State redshirt report: Which 3 Lions are in play if needed territory before Oregon?

Penn State’s non-conference schedule is in the books, and so far, the Nittany Lions look dedicated to burning the redshirts of at least three true

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Trimmings: Which non-green light Penn State freshmen are making progress?

Penn State linebackers coach Dan Connor said last week, before the Nittany Lions took out Villanova 52-6, that he was hoping to get freshman Alex

After making his Penn State debut, could freshman Alex Tatsch burn his redshirt this year?

Penn State didn’t quite finish with its second-straight shutout to end the non-conference schedule, but the Nittany Lions still took care of business

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Penn State Football Game Balls: Nittany Lions ride familiar names to win over Villanova

Penn State signed three linebackers in its Class of 2025. All were four-star recruits in the Rivals Industry Rankings. None of them has taken a snap

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Scouting the future of 'LBU': Dan Connor evaluates Penn State freshman LaVar Arrington II, Alex Tatsch, more

Hopes are high in Happy Valley, as No. 2 Penn State gets ready to open the season against Nevada on Saturday. The Nittany Lions’ out-of-conference

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Projecting Penn State's defensive depth chart ahead of the Nittany Lions' 2025 season opener

Penn State head football coach James Franklin wants his program to be development-oriented. Players come to Happy Valley to get better at football,

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James Franklin’s development plan: Which young Penn State players could see the field in 2025?

Penn State broke traditional preseason camp earlier this week, and the Nittany Lions shifted to game prep ahead of the season opener against Nevada

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Trimmings: Which Penn State freshmen are looking at a green light?

One of Penn State’s most obvious weaknesses on paper this offseason was the linebacker room. Even before former four-star prospect Ta'Mere Robinson

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Jim Knowles wants more from Penn State linebackers, but signs of growth are emerging

Within the first few days of Penn State football’s spring practices, the program's early buzz surrounding a pair of true freshmen linebackers faced

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Early returns: Penn State coaches see potential in freshman linebackers this spring

Seven Penn State early enrollees on the defensive side of the ball have wrapped up their first spring. How have the newest Nittany Lions progressed?

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Trimmings: Spring reviews on Penn State's true freshmen on defense

Rumors that Penn State linebacker Ta'Mere Robinson may enter the transfer portal began early on Tuesday and culminated with the third-year player's

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Penn State roster reset: Portal tests depth of linebacker room

The Penn State Football team kicks off spring practice next week on Tuesday, March 25. So, before the cleats hit the dirt of the Lasch practice

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Ranking the Penn State defensive positions before spring practice: Number five

The 2025 recruiting cycle is in the rearview window and it was the Texas Longhorns signing the On3 Industry's No. 1 ranked recruiting class.  Yes the

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Top college football recruiters from the 2025 cycle

Penn State had another boring National Signing Day, but if you asked head coach James Franklin, he'd be the first to tell you that he's just fine

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Penn State head coach James Franklin discusses LaVar Arrington II, keeping Andrew Olesh and much more on National Signing Day

The final rankings in the Class of 2025 recruiting cycle were released on Thursday afternoon by On3. Penn State, which entered the day with the No.

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Penn State lands eight signees in final On300 rankings for the Class of 2025

Penn State will host its biggest game of the season tomorrow when SMU comes to Beaver Stadium for a first-round matchup in the College Football

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Handful of commits, plus three key 2026 targets, expected to attend Penn State's College Football Playoff game

Penn State will officially wrap up its Class of 2025 on Wednesday, with all 25 players expected to sign for head coach James Franklin and his staff.

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On3 Scouting Director Charles Powers breaks down Penn State's top 2025 signees on National Signing Day

A handful of Penn State's 2025 & 2026 commits are still alive for a state championship, but for the majority of the class, their seasons have

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