Marcus Blaze matched PJ Duke's gold medal performance at the U20 World Championships. Five Penn State wrestlers medaled this week in Bulgaria.

It doesn’t seem to matter what time of year it is; Penn State wrestling is elite. Five PSU wrestlers were entered in the U20 World Freestyle Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria.

Marcus Blaze punctuated a superb tournament in Bulgaria for the Nittany Lions, who won five medals, including two golds.

The allure of unfinished business outweighed professional prospects for rocket-armed quarterback Drew Allar after Penn State’s down-to-the-wire loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semif

Penn State is a national championship contender thanks to a host of returning talent. Drew Allar, Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen and others could have left for the NFL. Instead, they decided to come back for one last ride — with unfinished business on their minds.

Penn State opened up a portion of practice Tuesday evening for the final time in fall camp, with head coach James Franklin, assistant coaches and players speaking to the media following the practice. Here are three takeaways from the Nittany Lions’ Tuesday evening practice.

The regional chancellor of three Penn State Commonwealth campuses in Northeastern Pennsylvania is stepping down later this month and returning to the classroom. Elizabeth Wright, who leads Penn

10. Iowa: Don’t be surprised if Mark Gronowski, a South Dakota State transfer, emerges as one of the best quarterbacks in the conference. If the Hawkeyes play their standard brand of defense under coordinator Phil Parker, they could finish far closer to the top of the conference than the bottom — and this projection could look downright foolish.

The university’s board of trustees approved the project in 2023 at an estimated cost of $31.9 million. Below, take an inside look at the building, which features dining, wellness and recovery areas for student-athletes in all 31 athletic programs at Penn State.

Rojas and fellow veterans Dom DeLuca and Amare Campbell are expected to be the go-to guys for Knowles and Connor. Behind them is Speca, a former Pittsburgh Central Catholic star who looks ready for a prominent backup role. “He’s close. He’s really smart,” Connor said of the 6-2, 227-pound Speca.