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2021 ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB Jaquan Brisker, Penn State,...Brisker, a midseason All-American first team honoree by the Associated Press, ESPN and The Athletic (first team), was tabbed a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe and Bednarik Awards...The captain, who has accepted an invitation to the Reese's Senior Bowl, has at least a half tackle for loss in eight of 12 games this season...Brisker's 5.5 tackles for loss this season are tied for second among Big Ten defensive backs...Since 2000, Brisker is just one of three Penn State defensive backs to record at least 5.5 tackles for loss in a season...Against Wisconsin, two Lackawanna College alums played a big role. Brisker and senior S Ji'Ayir Brown each recorded interceptions in the closing minutes to seal the victory. - Penn State Football

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SS Jaquan Brisker, Penn State
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01/02/22 - PJ Mustipher, rSr/2023, Penn State, 6-4, 320 (DS#28 DT) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL PJ Mustipher, Penn State,...Mustipher, a senior and team captain, anchors the Nittany Lion defensive line room, having appeared in 40 career games and making 16 starts. In his Penn State career, Mustipher owns 107 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and three sacks...Despite suffering a season-ending injury at Iowa on Oct. 9, Mustipher was named a 2021 All-Big Ten second team selection by the coaches...Mustipher was a 2021 semifinalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award, a quarterfinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy and was on the Reese's Senior Bowl watch list. - Penn State Football

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DT PJ Mustipher, Penn State
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12/15/21 - Mitchell Tinsley, rSr/2023, Penn State, 6-0, 199 (DS#57 WR) + More +

2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM (COACHES): WR: Mitchell Tinsley, Jr., WKU,...On the Second Team were: offensive guards Quantavious Leslie and Boe Wilson, wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley and kicker Brayden Narveson. WKU also had 11 Honorable Mention choices and one All-Freshman Team representative. - Western Kentucky Football

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WR Mitchell Tinsley, Penn State
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12/11/21 - Sean Clifford, rSr/2023, Penn State, 6-2, 218 (DS#20 QB) + More +

Redshirt senior Sean Clifford answered a lingering question for Penn State football fans on Friday, when he announced on Twitter that he'll return next season. Clifford, along with his Penn State teammates, are set to take on Arkansas in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The redshirt senior has the most passing yards of any season in his career so far with 2,912 on the year. He's gone 247-for-396 with a career-high 62.4% completion rate, 20 touchdown passes and six interceptions on the year. He's additionally rushed 87 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns in 2021. - Centre Times

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QB Sean Clifford, Penn State
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12/09/21 - Jordan Stout, rSr/2022, Penn State, 6-3, 209 (DS#2 P) + More +

2021 RAY GUY AWARD FINALIST: Jordan Stout, Penn State,...Stout owns Penn State's best career punt average (44.81), leading by 1.68 yards per punt, while also holding Penn State's highest season punt average (46.55)...Stout, who has 28 career punts of 50+ yards, has averaged at least 50.0 yards per punt in five games this season and 25 of his 62 punts this season have been 50 or more yards...has landed 34 punts inside the 20, including a career-high six against Illinois and Rutgers, 18 inside the 10 and six inside the 5. - Penn State Football

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P Jordan Stout, Penn State
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11/30/21 - Jordan Stout, rSr/2022, Penn State, 6-3, 209 (DS#2 P) + More +

2021 BIG TEN Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year (COACHES): Jordan Stout, Penn State,...Stout is a Ray Guy Award finalist and has been named the Ray Guy Award National Punter of the Week twice this season and Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week four times...Among the three Ray Guy Award finalists, according to Pro Football Focus, Stout is the highest graded punter (93.1), and leads in fewest punt return yards allowed (33), fewest punt return yards allowed per attempt (2.4) and highest average hang time (4.36)...He is the second specialist in Big Ten history to earn Special Teams Player of the Week in a season four times. Purdue's Travis Dorsch (4) in 2001 was the other. Dorsch went on to win the Ray Guy Award in 2001...He leads the country in PFF punting grade (93.1) and average hang time (4.36) and is second in net punting (45.08)...He owns Penn State's best career punt average (44.81), leading by 1.68 yards per punt, while also holding Penn State's highest season punt average (46.55)...Stout, who has 28 career punts of 50+ yards, has averaged at least 50.0 yards per punt in five games this season and 25 of his 62 punts this season have been 50 or more yards. - Penn State Football

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P Jordan Stout, Penn State
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11/16/21 - Jordan Stout, rSr/2022, Penn State, 6-3, 209 (DS#2 P) + More +

NOV 15 BIG TEN SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jordan Stout, Penn State, K/P – Sr. – Cedar Bluff, Va. – Honaker (Va.),...Tied a career high with three field goals vs. No. 6 Michigan, including kicks from 52, 42 and 31 yards. Now ranks second in Penn State history with five field goals of more than 50 yards, trailing only Chris Bahr's six...Punted four times for 204 yards (51.0 avg.), landing all four of his attempts inside the 20, including two inside the 10. Hit two 50-plus yard punts and dropped a 49-yard punt at the Michigan 1...Also completed an 18-yard pass on a fake punt, marking the first completion by a Penn State punter since Chris Clauss completed a 6-yard pass vs. Maryland on Nov. 7, 1987...Earns the third Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career and his second of the season...Last Penn State Special Teams Player of the Week: Jordan Stout (Oct. 4, 2021). - Big Ten Football

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P Jordan Stout, Penn State
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11/09/21 - Jahan Dotson, Sr/2022, Penn State, 5-11, 181 (DS#6 WR) + More +

NOV 8 BIG TEN CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jahan Dotson, Penn State, WR – Sr. – Nazareth, Pa. – Nazareth Area,...Set career highs in receptions (11) and receiving yards (242), while catching three touchdown passes in Penn State's 31-14 win at Maryland. Set a new Penn State record for receiving yards in a single game, breaking the previous record of 216 set by Deon Butler vs. Northwestern in 2006...Became just the second FBS player this season to record 240-plus receiving yards and at least three receiving touchdowns in a game...Scored touchdowns on receptions of 86, 38 and 21 yards. The 86-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter marked the longest catch of his career...Has now registered 10 games of at least 100 receiving yards in his career, tying Allen Robinson for the second-most 100-yard receiving games in team history...Earns the first Offensive Player of the Week accolade of his career; earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors on Dec. 14, 2020...Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Clifford (Set. 27, 2021). - Big Ten Football

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WR Jahan Dotson, Penn State
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11/09/21 - JiAyir Brown, rSr/2023, Penn State, 5-11, 203 (DS#4 SS) + More +

NOV 8 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ji'Ayir Brown, Penn State, S – Sr. – Trenton, N.J. – Trenton Central,...Recorded two takeaways, including a pick-six, and a team-high nine tackles (eight solo) in Penn State's 31-14 win at Maryland...Intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 87 yards for a touchdown, marking the fifth-longest interception return in Penn State history. Also recovered a fumble in the third quarter...Has now registered four interceptions this season, marking the most by a Nittany Lion defender since 2017...Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week honor of his career...Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Brandon Smith (Sept. 20, 2021). - Big Ten Football

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SS JiAyir Brown, Penn State
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11/07/21 - Jahan Dotson, Sr/2022, Penn State, 5-11, 181 (DS#6 WR) + More +

Jahan Dotson caught 11 passes for a school-record 242 yards and three touchdowns, helping No. 22 Penn State snap a three-game losing streak with a 31-14 victory over Maryland on Saturday night. Sean Clifford threw for 363 yards for the Nittany Lions, including an 86-yard TD strike to Dotson that gave Penn State the lead with 13:55 to play. Dotson also caught scoring passes of 38 and 21 yards. The Terrapins tied it at 14 early in the fourth quarter. A sack knocked Penn State (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) back 8 yards on the first play of the next drive, but then Clifford found his star receiver over the middle and Dotson outran everyone to the end zone. That was the longest reception of Dotson's Penn State career. The Nittany Lions struggled to put away the Terrapins, but they were able to take advantage of three empty Maryland trips to the red zone.

The Terrapins (5-4, 2-4) were trying to secure bowl eligibility for the first time since 2016. Taulia Tagovailoa passed for 342 yards and a TD, but he took an intentional grounding penalty that knocked Maryland out of field goal range early and fumbled a shotgun snap for a key turnover in the third quarter. Clifford found a very open Dotson deep for the game's opening touchdown in the first. Maryland reached the end zone toward the end of the half on a 2-yard run by Challen Faamatau, but a missed extra point left the Terrapins down 7-6 at the break. Dotson's second touchdown capped a 95-yard scoring drive that made it 14-6. Maryland tied it when Tagovailoa threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Corey Dyches on the first play of the final quarter, then passed to Chigoziem Okonkwo for the 2-point conversion. After Penn State went ahead 21-14, Dotson provided one more big play - a 45-yard catch-and-run on third-and-8 that set up a field goal. - Penn State/AP College Football

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WR Jahan Dotson, Penn State
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11/06/21 - Hunter Nourzad, rSr/2024, Penn State, 6-3, 317 (DS#8 C) + More +

Jameson Wang ran for two touchdowns, Cornell kept Penn's offense out of the end zone and the Big Red pulled out a 15-12 win Saturday in the 127th meeting between the long-time rivals. Wang ran 21 yards for the game's first score in the second quarter, but the Quakers got a pair of Daniel Karrash field goals to trail 7-6 at intermission. Penn took the lead in the third quarter when Jordan Niles blocked a Cornell punt and Mozi Bici recovered the ball in the end zone with 4:19 left. Cornell (2-6, 1-4 Ivy League) came right back following the Penn (3-5, 1-4) kickoff and drove 75 yards in six plays to score the go-ahead touchdown on Wang's 1-yard run with 1:08 left in the third quarter. Wang was 4-of-7 passing for 55 yards with an interception and carried 10 times for another 55 yards. Richie Kenney was 8-of-20 passing for 128 yards. Aidan Sayin was 26 of 45 for 247 yards passing, but the Quakers managed just 78 yards rushing on 25 carries. - AP College Football

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C Hunter Nourzad, Penn State
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10/11/21 - Trey Potts, rSr/2024, Penn State, 5-09, 209 (DS#46 RB) + More +

Minnesota running back Trey Potts will miss the remainder of the season with an undisclosed injury serious enough to keep him hospitalized for six days after it occurred in the last game. Coach P.J. Fleck said Monday that Potts was “doing very well” and expected to be present at the practice facility this week to visit with the team. "These players as football players is one thing, but when you're talking about them as people, that's what ultimately matters,” Fleck said. “I appreciate everybody's concern. I know he and his family do as well.” Fleck declined to reveal any specifics about what happened to the third-year player, who left the field late in the fourth quarter Oct. 3 at Purdue without any obvious sign of trouble.

Fleck praised the effort and expertise of the medical staff for quickly determining Potts needed to go to a hospital after the initial evaluation on the sideline became a “really scary” situation. Athletic director Mark Coyle, head athletic trainer Mike Sypniak and team Dr. David Jewison stayed in Indiana overnight to support the native of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, while family members rushed to join him. Potts was transferred to a larger hospital at one point last week. He traveled back to Minnesota after being discharged Friday. - AP College Football

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RB Trey Potts, Penn State
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10/05/21 - Jordan Stout, rSr/2022, Penn State, 6-3, 209 (DS#2 P) + More +

OCT 4 BIG TEN CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jordan Stout, Penn State, K/P – Sr. – Cedar Bluff, Va. – Honaker (Va.),...Landed four punts inside the 20, recorded touchbacks on four of five kickoffs and made a 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to help Penn State defeat Indiana 24-0. Also connected on all three of his extra point attempts...Has now made four field goals of more than 50 yards in his career and ranks second in Penn State history behind Chris Bahr (six)...Totaled six punts for 278 yards (46.3 avg.), including two 50-plus-yard punts...Earns his second Special Teams Player of the Week honor of the season...Last Penn State Special Teams Player of the Week: Jordan Stout (Sept. 6, 2021). - Big Ten Football

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P Jordan Stout, Penn State
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10/05/21 - Trey Potts, rSr/2024, Penn State, 5-09, 209 (DS#46 RB) + More +

Minnesota running back Trey Potts remained in a hospital two days after an undisclosed ailment that arose late in the team's game at Purdue. The university's athletic department said Potts' condition was "improving" and that he was "doing well," in a statement distributed on Monday. The university said further updates on Potts, who is second in the Big Ten with 552 rushing yards, would be provided when available with his and his family's permission. Potts left the field late in the fourth quarter on Saturday in West Lafayette, Indiana. After immediate observation and treatment by the team's medical staff, Potts was transported to a nearby hospital for further attention.

Athletic director Mark Coyle, head athletic trainer Mike Sypniak and team physician Dr. David Jewison stayed in Indiana overnight with Potts. Potts had the go-ahead touchdown run for the Gophers in the third quarter of their 20-13 victory over the Boilermakers. His last carry went for 6 yards on third-and-3 near the 3-minute mark as Minnesota was winding down the clock. Potts stepped into the lead role in the backfield after Mo Ibrahim, a second team preseason Associated Press All-American pick, suffered a season-ending lower leg injury on Sept. 2 in the opener against Ohio State. - AP College Football

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RB Trey Potts, Penn State
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10/03/21 - Sean Clifford, rSr/2023, Penn State, 6-2, 218 (DS#20 QB) + More +

Sean Clifford threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 4 Penn State beat Indiana 24-0 on Saturday. Jahan Dotson caught a pair of touchdown passes, Brenton Strange added one and Penn State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) forced eight punts, two turnovers and blocked a field goal for their ninth straight victory. Jordan Stout added a 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter for the Nittany Lions. Penn State opened the scoring on its second drive when Clifford scrambled left and flung a 10-yard pass to Strange with 5:28 to play in the first quarter.

Raheem Layne intercepted Clifford's pass in Penn State territory on the Nittany Lions' next possession. Although Layne returned it to the 13, the Hoosiers couldn't crack Penn State's stout red zone defense. They ran four plays inside the 5 only to turn the ball over on downs on a fourth-and-short try. The Hoosiers (2-3, 0-2) wouldn't get any closer to the end zone the rest of the night. Meanwhile, the Nittany Lions responded with their longest drive of the season. They got a boost from running back Keyvone Lee who took off for a 44-yard gain up the middle on second down. He added a 21-yard run moments later to set Penn State up inside the 5. Clifford capped the sequence with a rollout pass to Dotson in the back of the end zone. The 8-yard scoring toss made it 14-0 with 13:31 to play in the first half. - Penn State/AP College Football

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QB Sean Clifford, Penn State
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