Penn State Sports Magazine
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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 6 3 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M FEATURES Football Preview...................... 20 Preseason Depth Chart ...........25 Todd Blackledge ...................... 26 Rising Stars ............................... 28 Anthony Donkoh .......................32 Marcus Neal Jr. ......................... 36 Safety Strategy ........................ 40 Men's Basketball ..................... 44 Wrestling ................................... 46 Olympic Sports .........................47 2028 Recruiting Preview ....... 50 Recruiting Analysis .................. 58 DEPARTMENTS Hot Read ....................................... 5 Judgment Call .............................6 Opening Shot ..............................8 News & Notes ............................ 10 Upon Further Review .............. 42 Football Roster ........................ 43 Varsity Views ............................ 49 Football Commit Profiles ...... 56 2028 Hot List ............................ 60 Penn State In The Pros ........... 62 Fall/Winter Schedules ........... 64 Last Word .................................. 66 CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2026 ❱ ❱ VOL. 42, NO. 1 ❱ ❱ NEXT ISSUE MAILS IN SEPTEMBER PHOTO BY MARK SELDERS/PENN STATE ATHLETICS 2026 PENN STATE SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/TV Sept. 5 MARSHALL 3:30 p.m. (FS1) Sept. 12 at Temple Noon (ESPN2) Sept. 19 BUFFALO Noon (BTN) Sept. 26 WISCONSIN TBD Oct. 2 at Northwestern 8 p.m. (FOX) Oct. 10 USC TBD Oct. 17 at Michigan TBD Oct. 31 PURDUE TBD Nov. 7 at Washington TBD Nov. 14 MINNESOTA TBD Nov. 21 RUTGERS TBD Nov. 28 at Maryland TBD Dec. 5 Big Ten Championship* 8 p.m./FOX * at Indianapolis P RO O F POS I T I V E P RO O F POS I T I V E After an encouraging offseason, the time has come for Penn State to put its plans into action ■ PAGE 20