2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football
2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 8
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Franklin (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy Kotelnicki (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ja'Juan Seider (1st full year, 2nd overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ty Howle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Allen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Anthony Poindexter (4th season)
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Indiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 25 Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
Maryland	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 9 Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Michigan State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nebraska	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 2 Ohio State	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 3 Oregon	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 8 Penn State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Purdue	0	–	0	0	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCLA	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 23 USC	0	–	0	0	–	0
Washington	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of August 16, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team will represent Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Nittany Lions are led by head coach James Franklin,^[1] who is in his 11th year. Their home stadium is Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Cristian Driver	WR	Minnesota
Alex Bacchetta	P	Rice
Jace Tutty (Walk-on)	CB	Youngstown State
Dante Cephas	WR	Kansas State
Jake Wilson (Walk-on)	EDGE	Unknown
Ibrahim Traore	OT	Unknown
Mason Stahl (Walk-on)	WR	Sacred Heart
KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	Auburn
Jordan van den Berg	DL	Georgia Tech
Malick Meiga	WR	Coastal Carolina
King Mack	S	Alabama
Malik McClain	WR	Arizona State
London Montgomery	RB	East Carolina
Davon Townley	EDGE	Missouri State
Golden Israel-Achumba	OG	Unknown
David Kency Jr. (Walk-on)	RB	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Former Team
Chase Meyer	K	Tulsa
Julian Fleming	WR	Ohio State
Jordan Mayer	EDGE	Wisconsin
A.J. Harris	CB	Georgia
Jalen Kimber	CB	Florida
Nolan Rucci	IOL	Wisconsin

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Roster

2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`0`	Dominic DeLuca	RJr
WR	`2`	Liam Clifford	RJr
WR	`3`	Julian Fleming	Sr
WR	`4`	Tyseer Denmark	Fr
WR	`5`	Omari Evans	Jr
WR	`6`	Harrison Wallace III	RJr
WR	`7`	Kaden Saunders	RSo
WR	`8`	Tyler Johnson	RSo
QB	`9`	Beau Pribula	RSo
RB	`10`	Nicholas Singleton	Jr
WR	`12`	Anthony Ivey	RSo
RB	`13`	Kaytron Allen	Jr
QB	`14`	Jaxon Smolik	Fr
QB	`15`	Drew Allar	Jr
TE	`16`	Khalil Dinkins	RJr
QB	`17`	Ethan Grunkemeyer	Fr
TE	`18`	Joey Schlaffer	Fr
WR	`19`	Josiah Brown	Fr
QB	`19`	Jack Lambert	Fr
RB	`24`	Corey Smith	Fr
RB	`25`	Quinton Martin Jr.	Fr
RB	`26`	Cam Wallace	Fr
RB	`30`	Amiel Davis	RJr
WR	`31`	Logan Cunningham	RSo
RB	`34`	Tyler Holzworth	RJr
WR	`36`	Feyisayo Oluleye	RSr
LB	`41`	Kobe King	RJr
LB	`43`	Tyler Elsdon	Sr
TE	`44`	Tyler Warren	Sr
LB	`45`	Jackson Pryts	RSo
LB	`49`	Ben Chizmar	RJr
OL	`50`	Cooper Cousins	Fr
OL	`52`	Dominic Rulli	RSo
OL	`53`	Nick Dawkins	RSr
OL	`54`	Ian Harvie	RSo
OL	`55`	Chimdy Onoh	Fr
OL	`56`	J. B. Nelson	RSr
OL	`57`	Donnie Harbour	Fr
OL	`60`	Logan Bahn	Fr
OL	`61`	Liam Horan	Fr
OL	`63`	Alex Birchmeier	Fr
OL	`64`	Eagan Boyer	Fr
OL	`65`	Jim Fitzgerald	RSo
OL	`66`	Drew Shelton	Jr
OL	`67`	Henry Boehme	Fr
OL	`68`	Anthony Donkoh	Fr
OL	`70`	Garrett Sexton	Fr
OL	`71`	Olaivavega Ioane	RSo
OL	`72`	Nolan Rucci	RJr
OL	`73`	Caleb Brewer	Fr
OL	`74`	J'ven Williams	Fr
OL	`75`	Matt Detisch	RSo
OL	`76`	Mason Carlan	RSr
OL	`77`	Sal Wormley	GS
OL	`79`	Addison Penn	RSr
WR	`80`	Mehki Flowers	RSo
WR	`82`	Ethan Black	Fr
WR	`83`	Jake Spencer	RSr
WR	`84`	Peter Gonzalez	Fr
TE	`85`	Luke Reynolds	Fr
WR	`86`	Jason Estrella	RJr
WR	`86`	Aaron Enterline	Fr
TE	`87`	Andrew Rappleyea	Fr
TE	`88`	Jerry Cross	RSo
TE	`89`	Finn Furmanek	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`1`	Jaylen Reed	Sr
S	`2`	Kevin Winston Jr.	Jr
CB	`3`	Jalen Kimber	RSr
CB	`4`	A. J. Harris	So
CB	`5`	Cam Miller	Jr
S	`6`	Zakee Wheatley	RJr
CB	`7`	Zion Tracy	So
S	`8`	DaKaari Nelson	Fr
S	`10`	Dejuan Lane	Fr
DE	`11`	Abdul Carter	Jr
CB	`12`	Jon Mitchell	Fr
LB	`13`	Tony Rojas	So
S	`14`	Tyrece Mills	RSr
DE	`15`	Amin Vanover	Sr
CB	`16`	Elliot Washington II	So
CB	`17`	Kenny Woseley Jr.	Fr
DE	`18`	Max Granville	Fr
DE	`20`	Mylachi Williams	Fr
S	`21`	Vaboue Toure	Fr
CB	`23`	Antoine Belgrave-Shorter	Fr
LB	`24`	Ta'Mere Robinson	Fr
S	`27`	Lamont Payne Jr.	Fr
DT	`28`	Zane Durant	Jr
S	`28`	Karson Kiesewetter	Fr
CB	`29`	Audavion Collins	RSo
LB	`30`	Kari Jackson	Fr
S	`31`	Kolin Dinkins	RSo
LB	`32`	Keon Wylie	RSo
DE	`33`	Dani Dennis-Sutton	Jr
CB	`35`	Tyler Armstead	Fr
DE	`36`	Zuriah Fisher	RSr
LB	`37`	Beckham Dee	Fr
LB	`38`	Winston Yates	Fr
DT	`39`	Ty Blanding	Fr
S	`39`	Jashaun Green	RSo
LB	`40`	Anthony Speca	Fr
S	`40`	Patrick Williams	RSo
DE	`42`	Mason Robinson	Fr
DE	`44`	Jaylen Harvey	Fr
DE	`47`	Aidan Probst	Fr
DT	`50`	Alonzo Ford Jr.	RSr
DT	`51`	Hakeem Beamon	GS
DT	`54`	Xavier Gilliam	Fr
DE	`56`	Joseph Mupoyi	Fr
DT	`58`	Kaleb Artis	RSo
DT	`88`	Sam Siafa	RSo
DT	`90`	Liam Andrews	Fr
DT	`91`	Dvon J-Thomas	GS
DE	`92`	Smith Vilbert	GS
DE	`93`	Bobby Mears	Fr
DT	`94`	De'Andre Cook	Fr
DE	`95`	Jordan Mayer	Fr
DT	`97`	T. A. Cunningham	Fr
DT	`99`	Coziah Izzard	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`35`	Blaise Sokach-Minnick	RSo
LS	`47`	Will Patton	RSo
LS	`48`	Tyler Duzansky	RJr
K	`91`	Chase Meyer	Jr
LS	`92`	Andrew Dufault	Fr
K	`93`	Sander Sahaydak	RJr
K	`94`	Ryan Barker	Fr
P	`95`	Riley Thompson	Jr
P	`96`	Mitchell Groh	RJr
P	`99`	Gabriel Nwosu	RJr

Head coach

James Franklin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Terry M. Smith – Associate head coach, defensive recruiting coordinator, cornerbacks
Ja'Juan Seider – Assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, running backs
Tom Allen – Defensive coordinator, linebackers
Andy Kotelnicki – Offensive coordinator
Justin Lustig – Special teams coordinator, outside linebackers, nickels
Deion Barnes – Defensive line
Marques Hagans – Offensive recruiting coordinator, wide receivers
Ty Howle – Co-offensive coordinator, tight ends
Anthony Poindexter – Co-defensive coordinator, safeties
Phil Trautwein – Offensive line
Chuck Losey – Assistant AD, performance enhancement
Torrence Brown – Defensive graduate assistant
Kevin Ceh – Offensive graduate assistant
Jordan Lucas – Defensive graduate assistant
Danny O'Brien – Quarterbacks

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2024-08-14

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia*	No. 8	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX
September 7	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*		Beaver Stadium State College, PA	BTN
September 21		Kent State*		Beaver Stadium State College, PA
September 28		Illinois		Beaver Stadium State College, PA
October 5		UCLA		Beaver Stadium State College, PA
October 12		at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
October 26		at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI
November 2		Ohio State		Beaver Stadium State College, PA (rivalry)
November 9		Washington		Beaver Stadium State College, PA (White Out)
November 16		at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
November 23		at Minnesota		Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)
November 30		Maryland		Beaver Stadium State College, PA (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[3]

Game summaries

at West Virginia

No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Penn State	-	-	-	-	0
West Virginia	-	-	-	-	0

at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

Date: August 31
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
TV: FOX

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	8
Coaches	9
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ "James Franklin - Football Coach". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[1] "James Franklin - Football Coach". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[2] "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[3] "2024 Football Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

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