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Penn State player availability report for Rutgers released

Penn State has officially ruled out wide receiver Harrison Wallace III vs. Rutgers.

As expected, Penn State will be in pretty good shape when it comes to its player availability for the regular season home finale on Saturday afternoon. Penn State will only be missing one key player that wasn’t already accounted for this season, and head coach James Franklin already confirmed that news earlier in the week.

Wide receiver [autotag]Harrison Wallace III[/autotag] was officially ruled out of action on Saturday morning according to the Big Ten-mandated player availability report for the Nittany Lions. Wallace was injured in late October against Indiana and has not been on the field since that point in time. It remains unknown at this time, at least publicly, whether he will be able to return to the field next week in the regular season finale against Michigan State in Detroit.

Here is a look at the updated player availability report for Penn State for this afternoon’s game against Rutgers.

OUT

  • Harrison Wallace III
  • [autotag]Tyler Johnson[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Tyler Holzworth[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Feyisayo Oluleye[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Jashaun Green[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Joey Palko[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Liam Powers[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Jim Fitzgerald[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Jason Estrella[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Smith Vilbert[/autotag]

QUESTIONABLE

  • [autotag]Ibrahim Traore[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Alex Birchmeier[/autotag]

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Chop Robinson OUT vs. Indiana

Penn State rules DE Chop Robinson out vs. Indiana in pregame player availability report.

It was likely anticipated that Penn State would be without the services of defensive end Chop Robinson on Saturday against Indiana. Those expectations were met with the release of Penn State’s player availability report leading up to kickoff against the Hoosiers from Beaver Stadium.

Robinson was officially ruled out of action for the Indiana game. Robinson, who left last week’s game at Ohio State after a blow to the head, was one of 12 players listed as out for the home game against the Hoosiers.

Here is a look at everyone ruled out by Penn State:

  • Tyler Johnson
  • Mehki Flowers
  • Elliot Washington II
  • Tyler Holzworth
  • Feyisayo Oluleye
  • Chop Robinson
  • Kaveion Keys
  • Ian Harvie
  • Liam Powers
  • Jim Fitzgerald
  • Andrew Rappleyea
  • Smith Vilbert

Penn State also listed four players as questionable for the game, including Amin Vanover. Here is who is listed as questionable for the Nittany Lions:

  • Amin Vanover
  • Mason Stahl
  • Carmelo Taylor
  • Mason Robinson

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Penn State rules out a number of players for Iowa game

Penn State has released its player availability report for Iowa. Here is who is ruled out for the game.

Penn State will be down a number of players this week when they host the Iowa Hawkeyes for the Whiteout game on Saturday night. In all, Penn State has ruled out 12 players for the primetime matchup with Iowa, including wide receiver Malick Meiga.

Meiga was out of action last week at Illinois and his absence from the field will carry over to Week 4. Penn State has also listed wide receiver Harrison Wallace III as questionable for the game. He was also questionable last week at Illinois and was held off the field as a bit of a precaution. How much he sees the field in Week 4 will be seen as the game plays out.

Penn State has also included defensive lineman Smith Vilbert among the players out of action this week. Vilbert also missed last week’s game at Illinois.

Here is the updated player availability report from Penn State with kickoff approaching.

OUT

  • WR Malick Meiga
  • WR Tyler Johnson
  • RB David Kency Jr.
  • RB Amiel Davis
  • WR Feyisayo Oluleye
  • S Jashaun Green
  • DE Mason Robinson
  • DE Joey Palko
  • OL Jim Fitzgerald
  • WR Jan Mahlert
  • DE Smith Vilbert

QUESTIONABLE

  • WR Harrison Wallace III

2023 Penn State football snapshot profile: No. 65 Jim Fitzgerald

After turning heads in the practice room as a walk-on, what does Penn State OL Jim Fitzgerald have to offer in 2023?

Going into the 2023 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Penn State roster. Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for James Franklin this season.

Here is a look at one of Penn State’s walk-on players filling a deep reserve role on the stacked offensive line, [autotag]Jim Fitzgerald[/autotag]. Entering his second season with the program, Fitzgerald will look to build off a respected year on the practice field with hopes of potentially adding quality depth to the offensive line this fall. Here is a snapshot look at Fitzgerald entering his second season in Happy Valley.

2022 Penn State football: Nittany Lions’ offensive line preview

Here’s a look at the offensive line depth for Penn State heading into the 2022 season.

Penn State has lost a couple of more veteran players on the offensive line leaving them with a more young and promising group. With just three seniors listed on the roster, a lot of young talent is going to be asked to grow up very quickly.

[autotag]Olumuyiwa Fashanu,[/autotag] who will be protecting the blindside of [autotag]Sean Clifford[/autotag], has a chance to become a keystone on this offensive line. The Maryland native has the size and speed at the tackle spot to really turn into something special this coming season.

Outside of Fashanu, there are a bunch of guys looking to earn their keep. Getting to know the vast depth of names on that young line may seem daunting but this list should help sort things out. A lot of these faces are going to be ones fans will see for the next two to three years.

Penn State confirms nine walk-on players added to roster for 2022

Here are Penn State’s newest walk-on players as fall camp opens.

As Penn State opened fall camp on Monday, the Nittany Lions confirmed some roster updates for the upcoming season. In addition to the last two additions from the Class of 2022 now being officially welcomed into the program with defensive end [autotag]Ken Talley[/autotag] and offensive lineman [autotag]Vega Ioane[/autotag] having jersey numbers locked in, Penn State also confirmed the addition of nine walk-on players.

Penn State is adding some bodies to the offensive line depth chart with their walk-ons. Of the nine walk-ons, five play an offensive line position; [autotag]Dominic Rulli[/autotag], [autotag]Jim Fitzgerald[/autotag], [autotag]Ben Hartman[/autotag], [autotag]Matt Detisch[/autotag], and [autotag]Sam Siafa[/autotag].

Penn State has also added a pair of long snappers with [autotag]Blaise Sokach-Minnick[/autotag] and [autotag]Will Patton[/autotag]. [autotag]Chris Stoll[/autotag], Penn State’s senior long snapper, was named to the watch list for the Patrick Mannelly Award on Monday as well. Patton can also play defensive end, providing a little flexibility on the roster if needed.

[autotag]Andrew Sharga[/autotag], a defensive end, and [autotag]Jake Spencer[/autotag], a wide receiver, were also added to the roster as walk-on players.

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Penn State commits help Pennsylvania dominate Maryland in Big 33 Football Classic

Penn State commit Keon Wylie was impressive in the Big 33 Football Classic

A handful of future Penn State Nittany Lions to part in one of the longest-running high school football traditions in the state this weekend. The Big 33 Football Classic, pitting top high school seniors from Pennsylvania against some of the top seniors from the state of Maryland, took place in Harrisburg on Monday. A total of six players heading to Penn State participated in the game.

[autotag]Mekhi Flowers[/autotag], [autotag]Anthony Ivey[/autotag], [autotag]Blaise Sokach-Minnick[/autotag], [autotag]Ken Talley[/autotag], and [autotag]Keon Wylie[/autotag] all played for the Pennsylavnia. [autotag]Jim Fitzgerald[/autotag] suited up for Maryland.

Pennsylvania won the game, 28-7, to earn a third straight victory over Maryland in the series. Pennsylvania has now won seven of the last nine Big 33 games. Wylie was one of the defensive stars of the game, earning game MVP honors for his effort resulting in two tackles, one pass breakup, and a sack.

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Two Penn State Class of 2022 recruits upgraded to five-stars

Penn State’s Class of 2022 was already great, but now it is even better.

It’s been a pretty big week in terms of recruiting for Penn State football.

First, the 2022 recruiting class just got even better. Penn State now has three five-star players in their incoming class.

We already know Drew Allar was upgraded to a five-star recruit by 247Sports. This week, you can add two more to that list.

The first one is running back Nicholas Singleton. Penn State had a really shaky run game all year. Singleton has the talent to be the running back the Nittany Lions have been looking for since Saquon Barkley.

It’s likely Singleton will compete for the starting job next season. The Nittany Lions running back room saw limited flashes in the run game all season.

The next one is one of the most impressive defensive recruits in this class in defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton.

We have seen a flurry of Penn State defensive players make their way to Happy Valley and leave a substantial impact. Arnold Ebiketie is a perfect example of that.

He shined in the All-American Bowl and has made some jaw-dropping plays in defensive drills.

To round up the week, Penn State also grabbed a walk-on offensive tackle in Jim Fitzgerald. The 2022 recruit from Severn, Maryland had no Power Five offers, but garnered a bit of interest from the Nittany Lions, hence the reason why they offered him a walk-on scholarship on Tuesday.

Penn State has some exciting talent coming in on both sides of the ball. Their defense has some exciting players coming in, but also plenty of big holes to replace.

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