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James Peoples had a monster 2022 season, earning district Most Valuable Player and first-team Class 5A all-state honors after tallying 2,044 yards and 31 touchdowns on 208 carries, good for 9.8 yards per carry. He also added 294 yards and three touchdowns on 16 receptions, enough for 18.4 yards per catch. “He runs the ball really hard, and he doesn’t go down on first contact,” Veterans Memorial coach Robert Irvin told the San Antonio Express-News. “He’s just not a running back that can run downhill, but he can run it outside. He’s a great pass catcher. He’s got unbelievable hands. He has receiver’s hands, so he makes our offense very versatile because we can throw to him coming out of the backfield or we can line him up in the slot.” As a sophomore, Peoples finished with 1,056 yards and 13 scores on the ground. “I like that bouncy feeling you get when you are in the hole,” Peoples told the Express-News. “I don’t know, there’s an art to it. It feels like you are doing art. You are going through the trenches and seeing and reading blocks and making people miss.”

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Penn State football is back in offseason mode for the summer before the team reconvenes for fall camp at the end of July. During the penultimate week

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5 Penn State offensive players who need a strong summer to deliver in 2026

The Penn State defense is building a new scheme for the 2026 season, part of which we discussed earlier this week. The roster is a confluence of

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Pre-Snap Read: Which Penn State defensive players improved the most this spring?

Penn State football is now through spring camp and into the true offseason. While not everything is settled, there is more clarity on several

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Pre-Snap Read: Who's ahead in Penn State's key position battles after spring

Penn State’s spring practice is in the books, and Matt Campbell seems pleased with his team’s progress over the last six weeks.    “I give our staff

Trimmings: Penn State football spring ball vibe check on offense

The 2026 edition of Penn State’s Blue-White event was undoubtedly a tough watch for evaluations. The Nittany Lions, already down a good chunk of

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10 Penn State players who flashed at the Blue-White Practice

Penn State football held its annual Blue-White event on Saturday afternoon in a cold downpour at Beaver Stadium. There was plenty to see and learn

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Penn State Spring Intel: Linebacker switches, defensive fronts & RB surprises

Penn State unofficially begins the Matt Campbell era on Saturday with the Nittany Lions' spring practice. It's the first look fans will get at

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Penn State spring practice intel: Latest injury update Rocco Becht, instant impact transfers

There are dozens of new faces on the Penn State roster this spring, thanks to the team’s massive transition to it’s new coaching staff after the 2025

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Blue-White Game Intel: 5 Penn State players to watch under Matt Campbell

We’ve gotten to see the Penn State offense work twice during spring camp, during open practices. After studying the team’s scheme under new offensive

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Three players key to the Penn State offense in 2026

Penn State kicks off spring practice on Tuesday morning, and it's set to be one of the more compelling springs we've seen in quite some time. With

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Point-Counterpoint: Which position group should Penn State fans be watching closely this spring?

Penn State football released its most up-to-date roster with weight adjustments after winter workouts late last week, and there are some surprising

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Penn State Roster Intel: Massive weight changes reveal new staff direction

The phrase “the customer is always right” has always grated on my nerves. First, as some of you may know, that’s only half the saying. The original

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Who’s who on Penn State’s rebuilt roster entering spring football

The Penn State football team underwent a dramatic transformation this offseason with the firing of James Franklin and the hiring of Matt Campbell.

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Penn State Spring Preview: Carson Hansen leads rebuilt running back room

The visit was enough for James Peoples. Taking in the Penn State football program during the first week in January, the transfer portal running back

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Amidst reset, James Peoples embraces Penn State opportunity

In many ways, the Penn State offense will operate similarly to how it did over the past five seasons under former coordinators Mike Yurcich and Andy

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Ranking Penn State's skill players without position designation for the 2026 season

The college football transfer portal window has officially closed, with spring practice around the corner. Nearly 4,000 FBS players entered

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College football transfer portal winners: LSU, Indiana & more

Earlier in the month, we graded Penn State's offensive portal retention plan once players started announcing their decisions to stay or leave. Just

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Grading Penn State's offensive portal additions

The transfer portal haul for Penn State football is all but complete. At this point, the team’s ability to land starting or contributing players from

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Bigger, Stronger, More Aggressive: What Penn State’s Portal Haul Says About Its New Identity

Penn State's offensive plan has been clear for much longer than the defensive style has been this offseason. New head coach Matt Campbell is an

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Projecting Penn State's offensive depth chart

New Penn State head coach Matt Campbell has landed commitments from 34 transfers and counting since the portal opened on Jan. 2. Of that number, 17

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Ranking Penn State's offensive transfer portal haul by 2026 impact

Penn State has added a second running back in the transfer portal.   Following the addition of former Iowa State Cyclone Carson Hansen on Sunday, the

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Penn State adds former Ohio State running back James Peoples

James Peoples is moving across the Big Ten to play for a first-year head coach. The now-former Ohio State running back will spend the 2026 season

Penn State lands transfer portal commitment from Ohio State RB James Peoples

Penn State still hasn't announced its running backs coach nearly a month after Matt Campbell's hiring, but that hasn't stopped the staff from trying

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What we know — and don’t know — about Penn State’s running back room with three key portal visitors arriving

Elite talent is available in the transfer portal and is closing in on decisions. More than 3,000 players have entered the transfer portal

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Calling My Shot: Predicting where top available transfer portal targets commit

Penn State is hosting former Ohio State running back James Peoples for an official visit. The transferring tailback and former four-star recruit

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