Penn State Sports Magazine
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O C T O 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 Superlatives ..............25 PSU's Practice Regimen ........ 26 Offense Wrap ........................... 28 Defensive Ends ........................ 30 Defense Wrap ........................... 34 PSU's Top 24 ............................. 36 Big Ten Preview ........................ 42 Men's Basketball ..................... 46 Wrestling ................................... 48 Olympic Sports ........................ 50 DEPARTMENTS Hot Read ....................................... 5 Judgment Call .............................6 Opening Shot ..............................8 News & Notes ............................ 10 Upon Further Review ............... 41 Varsity Views .............................52 Football Recruiting ................. 53 History Feature ......................... 62 Penn State In The Pros ........... 64 Last Word .................................. 66 CONTENTS OCTOBER 2026 ❱ ❱ VOL. 42, NO. 2 ❱ ❱ NEXT ISSUE MAILS IN OCTOBER 2026 PENN STATE SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/TV Sept. 5 MARSHALL W, 45-0 Sept. 12 at Temple W, 27-9 Sept. 19 BUFFALO Noon (BTN) Sept. 26 WISCONSIN 5 p.m. (Peacock) Oct. 2 at Northwestern 8 p.m. (FOX) Oct. 10 USC 7:30 p.m. (NBC) 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 Ro cco B ec h t Ro cco B ec h t F i n d s H i s R hy t h m F i n d s H i s R hy t h m ■ PAGE 20 Healthy again, PSU's new quarterback leads a transfer-fueled early-season surge Becht followed coach Matt Campbell from Iowa State to Penn State after throwing for 9,274 yards and 64 touch- downs with the Cyclones. The redshirt senior is in his final season of college eligibility. PHOTO BY MARK SELDERS/ PENN STATE ATHLETICS