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Penn State news and notes: Full September recap

Penn State football and women's volleyball are off to hopeful, but shaky starts to the season. After the Nittany Lions lost to Oregon in the White Out, more doubt is rising in head coach James Franklin's team. Katie Schumacher-Cawley's team is struggling to find its identity coming off a national championship-winning season as well. Meanwhile, Penn State's former tight end Tyler Warren is having an impressive start to his rookie NFL year that meets expectations and the hockey team is prepping to rise the occasion as well.

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Penn State football starts 3-1 overall and 0-1 in Big Ten

The Nittany Lions started the 2025 regular season with three non-conference wins against Nevada, Florida International, and Villanova.