John McGonigal, Centre Daily Times

John McGonigal

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  • Centre Daily Times
  • Bradenton Herald
  • The Miami Herald
  • News Democrat
  • TriCityHerald
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Past articles by John:

Why 2020 CB Josh Moten became Penn State’s third decommit in 5 days

Former Penn State football commit Josh Moten became the third player to leave the Nittany Lions’ 2020 class in the last five days, joining Aaryn Parks and Grant Toutant. → Read More

Another 4-star OL recruit de-commits from Penn State. What it means for the Nittany Lions

Former Penn State football commit Aaryn Parks is the second 2020 offensive lineman to defect from the Nittany Lions’ 2020 recruiting class, joining Grant Toutant, who flipped to Ohio State on Sunday. → Read More

Here are all of the 2019 Snyder Award winners — and what makes them so unique

The James H. Snyder Awards are given in memory of Snyder, a former CDT sports editor who was killed in an automobile crash in December of 1957. The awards have become an annual county staple celebrating the community’s young leaders, a pair of seniors from each of the six county schools who embrace academics, athletics and community service. → Read More

What every big NFL mock draft says about Miles Sanders and Penn State’s top prospects

Here’s a look at what several major NFL mock drafts, along with the rare 7-round mock drafts, have to say about former Penn State players such as Miles Sanders, Trace McSorley, Amani Oruwariye and Connor McGovern. → Read More

Breaking down Penn State football’s top-4 offensive position battles entering spring camp

Tommy Stevens v. Sean Clifford should be intriguing — and so will Rasheed Walker v. Anthony Whigan. → Read More

Where does Penn State QB Trace McSorley’s draft stock stand entering NFL Combine?

Penn State’s all-time leading passer faces an uphill climb at the Combine → Read More

Committee approves Penn State AD Sandy Barbour’s new contract

Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour’s new contract approved by compensation committee. Barbour told media on Dec. 31 that she agreed to a new contract. → Read More

Separate PIAA playoffs for public, private schools? State Rep. Scott Conklin unveils new bill

Conklin, D-Rush Township, intends to change a 1972 law, freeing the PIAA to take action on its current postseason format. → Read More

Why State College QB Tommy Friberg chose Michigan football over Penn State

Friberg had interest from Michigan, Penn State, Ohio State and Pittsburgh as a preferred walk-on → Read More

Who else could Penn State football add to its 2019 class before National Signing Day?

Penn State currently has 21 members in its 2019 class → Read More

Why Penn State basketball coach Pat Chambers isn’t worried about his job security

The Nittany Lions have not won a Big Ten game this season, causing frustrations to boil → Read More

Where Penn State football stacks up in the 2019 way-too-early top-25 rankings

National college football experts weigh in on 2019 Nittany Lions → Read More

Here’s how Penn State will replace Miles Sanders, early NFL draft departures in 2019

Ricky Slade, Shane Simmons and Rasheed Walker have big offseasons ahead of them. → Read More

Trace McSorley, Penn State’s comeback bid falls short in Citrus Bowl loss

The Nittany Lions were seeking their third consecutive 10-win season → Read More

How can Penn State football get past Kentucky? Here are the 2 key matchups

Analyzing the two key matchups in the college football game involving the No. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions and the No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats, on Jan. 1, 2019, in the Citrus Bowl. → Read More

Follow along LIVE: Penn State commits make it official on Early National Signing Day

Early National Signing Day is upon us, and we’ll let you know each time another Penn State commit faxes in his letter of intent to make his commitment official. State College’s Keaton Ellis was the first. → Read More

What’s Penn State’s ‘biggest head-scratcher’ and who was the MVP? Our season awards

With the Penn State Nittany Lions’ regular season in the books, we decided to look back on the season and hand out a series of awards — such as Breakout Player of the Year, Biggest head-scratcher, Best play, and more. → Read More

Penn State grinds out 20-7 win over Rutgers

In front of a pro-Penn State crowd, the Nittany Lions handled Rutgers → Read More

Penn State vs. Rutgers: What we’re seeing and wondering

Follow along as Centre Daily Times writers Josh Moyer and Johnny McGonigal critique the Penn State vs. Rutgers game. → Read More

No. 20 Penn State bounces back from Michigan blowout, beats Wisconsin 22-10

Miles Sanders ran rampant, Shareef Miller created havoc, and the Nittany Lions bullied the Badgers at home → Read More