Sowell began things out of high school with the Colorado Buffaloes. When Deion Sanders was hired as head coach, he was essentially cut from the team and landed with the East Carolina Pirates. He was there for two years before spending the 2025 campaign with Iowa State.

Rocco Becht has announced he will follow coach Matt Campbell from Iowa State to Penn State, giving the Nittany Lions a veteran quarterback to replace Ethan Grunkemeyer.

Rocco Becht has announced he will follow coach Matt Campbell from Iowa State to Penn State, giving the Nittany Lions a veteran quarterback to replace Ethan Grunkemeyer. Becht stated his decision in a social media post late Sunday.

Quarterback Rocco Becht spent three seasons as Matt Campbell's starting quarterback at Iowa State, so it seemed obvious that Becht would join Campbell at Penn State for his final season of eligibility. But according to Becht, his head coach has a new energy in State College.

The Nittany Lions get on the board with a non-Iowa State transfer as they land former UCLA defensive tackle Keanu Williams following a visit to Happy Valley. Williams is a 6-foot-5, 320-pound (!) defensive tackle that spent his first two seasons at Oregon before transferring to UCLA in 2023,

While Kinney is weighing a switch to Happy Valley, another former area star is departing. Southern Lehigh graduate Andrew Olesh is headed to the portal after redshirting during his freshman season with the Nittany Lions, who replaced head coach James Franklin with Matt Campbell in 2025.

The latest player to share that they will be suiting up for the Nittany Lions is wide receiver Brett Eskildsen. A big play machine, he will provide his new program with dynamic playmaking in the passing game.

Despite a slow start in the snow, the Nittany Lions found their way to a confident win over the Tigers. Here's three things we learned from Penn State's win over Clemson in the Pinstripe Bowl. Defense might not win a championship for Penn State this season, but it did at the very least bring home another bowl game win.

The Nittany Lions under new head coach Matt Campbell also were able to retain some key players ahead of the 2026 season. A few of the top returnees include linebacker Tony Rojas, offensive linemen Anthony Donkoh and Cooper Cousins, young corner Daryus Dixson and tight end Andrew Rappleyea.