Matt Campbell and staff are overseeing the most massive Penn State football roster makeover in school history.
They’re piecing together their first full recruiting class − with some recent struggles.
And they’re entering the preparation homestretch for their 2026 debut season in Beaver Stadium.
All of it, of course, is colored by the ever-volatile, competitive world of NIL − of paying their players and recruits. How are they dealing with that?
Get the latest about paying college football players − and the biggest concerns − through our conversation with Penn State grad Thad Madden, a former IRS officer and national NIL consultant, who just testified on Capitol Hill. Stick around a breakdown of PSU recruiting trends, good and bad, and what comes next for the Nittany Lions this summer.
View the Blue-White Tailgate Pawcast here with York Daily Record beat reporter Frank Bodani, longtime PSU writer Mike Gross and former TV anchor Andrew Kalista.:
The guys also talk about what they learned from Penn State’s recent Lift for Life event in State College and debate if Campbell and company should make an early change in their recruiting philosophy.
Of course, we always always a non-Penn State football bonus, too. This time we flow into the World Cup and what soccer means (or doesn’t) in America.
Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him at fbodani@ydr.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @YDRPennState.
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