Coming off a run to the College Football Playoff semifinals, the bar has officially been raised for Penn State’s football program. With a bitter taste left in its mouth after losing the Orange Bowl to Notre Dame and missing out on a trip to the national championship game, Penn State is already getting some hype for next season. 247Sports has shared its first top 25 ranking of the 2025 season and Penn State is projected to start among the top-ranked teams in the country.
247Sports ranked Penn State at no. 4 for the 2025 season seven months ahead of the first kickoff of the fall. The lofty ranking is to be expected given where the season left off and the roster that is already coming together for next season. Despite the significant turnover at the wide receiver position — a position that had room to improve — and some noteworthy losses to the NFL draft, Penn State is bringing back a roster that will provide a good amount of stability overall.
Penn State’s offense will return offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, and he will get another year to work with quarterback Drew Allar and the running back duo of Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen. The offensive line is looking to be in solid shape, but the loss of Tyler Warren, Harrison Wallace III, and Omari Evans means Penn State must replace its top three receiving targets next fall.
The defense is losing Abdul Carter on the edge, defensive tackle Coziah Izzard, and linebacker Kobe King, but there are some key players returning next season. That include the decision of Dani Dennis-Sutton on the edge and veteran linebacker Dominic DeLuca coming back to line up in the middle of the defense alongside rising star Tony Rojas. The defense will have a new coordinator calling the action, although that coordinator remains unknown at the moment as Penn State continues to…
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Author : Nittany Lions Wire
Publish date : 2025-01-21 00:38:00
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