Penn State portal target picks SEC school; Steven Gonzalez earns XFL honor: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for May 9 include an XFL honor for Steven Gonzalez, plus a portal target heading elsewhere and more.
It’s time to dive into Tuesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with an update on the transfer portal. Penn State offered former Tulsa offensive lineman Jaden Muskrat when he entered the portal back on April 15. On Monday, he committed to Auburn. Muskrat picked up numerous offers but seemed to favor the Tigers out of the gate. He will now play for the SEC program in 2023.
In other news, Penn State letterman Steven Gonzalez was picked for the All-XFL Offense team. The New Jersey native started all 10 games for the St. Louis Battlehawks this season as the spring football league played its inaugural season under new ownership.
In other XFL news, fellow former Lions lineman Michal Menet was invited to the Atlanta Falcons’ minicamp after performing well in the spring season.
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Predicting 1st loss for each team
- 4Hot
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Ranking Top 32 teams for 2025
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Finally, for this section, Penn State alum and former college and pro defensive lineman Jordan Hill will enter the Capital Area Chapter of the PA Sports Hall of Fame this year.
” He was an all-state defensive lineman and the Class A state player of the year in 2008,” PennLive writes. “He was a 3-year starter at Penn State University and First Team All-Big Ten and captain for the Nittany Lions in 2012. Hill was selected 87th in the 2013 NFL Draft and played for the Super Bowl 48 champion Seattle Seahawks. He played five years in the NFL with Seattle, Detroit, Jacksonville, and Washington.”
Headlines of the day
An Early Look at Penn State’s 2023 Football Schedule: Wogenrich, SI
Penn State wrestling lineup comes into focus with transfer commitments, but what questions remain?: Pickel, BWI
Penn State athletics announces details for student football season tickets sales: Ripchik, Daily Collegian
T-Frank’s Film Room: Caleb Brewer brings athleticism to Penn State: BWI
Penn State Win Total Over/Under Released: Slanina, SB Nation
Top 100 DL Nigel Smith announces Top 8 schools: Snyder, BWI
2023 Defensive Line/Edge Unit Rankings: The SEC and Big Ten boast best groups of front-line talent: Simonton, On3
Quote of the day
“It’s a hard change, obviously. There’s a lot more. It’s more mentally taxing. But, I enjoy it because there’s a lot of stuff that can happen.
“At center, we try to make all the calls, see all the pressures go out, all that stuff. So, it’s hard. But, I was taking practice center reps [last] fall as well. So, it’s been a smooth transition, I think.”
–PSU lineman Hunter Nourzad on his transition to center from guard in 2023.
