THIRD AND DATA

Week 11 · 2026

Minnesota at Penn State

Governor's Victory Bell, held by Penn StateSat 11/14/2026 07:00 PMBeaver StadiumConference

Minnesota

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5–3

Penn State

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4–4

Attendance

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not yet reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2026, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

MINNQuarterbacksNo blue chips6
  • 33-star recruitQB5Drake Lindsey6'5"·2303yr
    1,592 Pass yds10 TD6 Int62.2 Cmp%-39 Rush yds
  • 22-star recruitQB6Max Shikenjanski6'2"·1854yr
    50 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%2 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB16Brady Palmer6'2"·2101yr
    34 Pass yds0 TD0 Int66.7 Cmp%8 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Michael Merdinger ← Liberty6'1"·2053yr
    career 436 Pass yds1 TD1 Int56.6 Cmp%-3 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB14Dylan Wittke6'1"·2154yr
    career 7 Pass yds0 TD1 Int33.3 Cmp%
  • 33-star recruitQB15Owen Lansu6'1"·1951yr
PSUQuarterbacks2 blue chips6
  • 33-star recruitQB3Rocco Becht ← Iowa State6'1"·2085yr
    1,839 Pass yds13 TD5 Int63.2 Cmp%78 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB7Alex Manske ← Iowa State6'3"·2102yr
    102 Pass yds0 TD0 Int64.3 Cmp%14 Rush yds
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB10Connor Barry ← Christopher Newport6'1"·2112yr
    8 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%2 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB14Peyton Falzone6'5"·2161yr
  • 33-star recruitQB12Kase Evans6'3"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB19Jack Lambert6'3"·2024yr
MINNOffensive line4 blue chips17
PSUDefensive line7 blue chips20
  • 44-star recruitDE19Yvan Kemajou6'3"·2522yr
    17 Tackles3.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE33Alexander McPherson ← Colorado6'6"·2542yr
    14 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE1Ikenna Ezeogu ← Iowa State6'5"·2735yr
    12 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE89Jackson Ford6'4"·2641yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE18Max Granville6'3"·2523yr
    0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE86Bobby Mears6'4"·2574yr
  • 44-star recruitDE11LaVar Arrington II6'3"·2202yr
  • 44-star recruitDE43Dayshaun Burnett6'3"·2262yr
  • 33-star recruitDE42Mason Robinson6'3"·2554yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE47Aidan Probst6'2"·2462yr
  • 44-star recruitDL88Elijah Reeder6'6"·2101yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT99Keanu Williams ← UCLA6'5"·3176yr
    18 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT92Siale Taupaki ← UCLA6'2"·3268yr
    15 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT91Armstrong Nnodim ← Oklahoma State6'2"·3103yr
    11 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT98Dallas Vakalahi ← Utah6'2"·3263yr
    9 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDT90Liam Andrews6'4"·2763yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT39Ty Blanding6'1"·3014yr
    2 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT94De'Andre Cook6'4"·2983yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT56Alijah Carnell ← Iowa State6'5"·2993yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT73Caleb Brewer6'4"·2953yr
MINNDefensive line4 blue chips24
  • 33-star recruitDL3TJ Bush Jr. ← California6'3"·2654yr
    30 Tackles7.0 TFL5.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitDL0Anthony Smith6'6"·2805yr
    17 Tackles3.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL99Theorin Randle6'2"·3004yr
    17 Tackles2.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL70Naquan Crowder ← Marshall6'2"·3302yr
    15 Tackles2.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL11Karter Menz6'5"·2404yr
    14 Tackles4.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL93Riley Sunram6'5"·3053yr
    11 Tackles5.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL1Jaxon Howard6'4"·2604yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL90Xion Chapman ← Florida International6'3"·3052yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL92Sid Kaba ← Marshall6'2"·3054yr
    2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL98Adam Kissayi6'8"·2553yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL48Aaden Aytch6'3"·2401yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL55Jaylin Hicks6'3"·2703yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL45Sam Macy6'5"·2503yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL50Mo Omonode6'0"·2855yr
    career 31 Tackles5.5 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL91Howie Johnson6'3"·3001yr
  • 33-star recruitDL94Mo Saine6'4"·2753yr
  • 33-star recruitDL47Enoch Atewogbola6'4"·2552yr
  • 33-star recruitDL95Colin Hansen6'7"·2652yr
  • 33-star recruitDL33Rhett Hlavacka6'5"·2602yr
  • 33-star recruitDL56Jay'Quan Stubbs6'4"·2852yr
  • 33-star recruitDL96Abu Tarawallie6'3"·2902yr
  • 33-star recruitDL88Josiah Anyansi6'3"·2601yr
  • 33-star recruitDL97Jeremiah Benson6'3"·2801yr
  • 33-star recruitDL41Anthony Charles6'5"·2101yr
PSUOffensive line7 blue chips20
MINNBacks & tight ends4 blue chips17
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB23TJ Thomas5'8"·1903yr
    64 Car381 Rush yds1 TD6.0 Rush avg
    20 Rec94 Rec yds4.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB1Darius Taylor6'0"·2154yr
    83 Car217 Rush yds5 TD2.6 Rush avg
    22 Rec167 Rec yds7.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB9Xavier Ford5'10"·2102yr
    29 Car128 Rush yds1 TD4.4 Rush avg
    1 Rec1 Rec yds1.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB2A.J. Turner6'0"·2005yr
    10 Car44 Rush yds1 TD4.4 Rush avg
    1 Rec5 Rec yds5.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB20Ryan Estrada5'10"·1901yr
    3 Car10 Rush yds0 TD3.3 Rush avg
    2 Rec12 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB22Jaron Thomas ← Purdue6'0"·2252yr
    1 Car5 Rush yds0 TD5.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB28Niko Castillo6'1"·2351yr
    4 Car2 Rush yds0 TD0.5 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Grant Washington5'10"·2052yr
    career 21 Car132 Rush yds0 TD6.3 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB26Zeke Bates6'0"·2201yr
  • 44-star recruitTE4Roman Voss6'4"·2351yr
    7 Rec117 Rec yds2 TD16.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE19Pierce Walsh6'4"·2504yr
    6 Rec47 Rec yds1 TD7.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE87Kaden Helms ← Oklahoma6'4"·2405yr
    2 Rec13 Rec yds0 TD6.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE82Julian Johnson6'6"·2603yr
    2 Rec7 Rec yds0 TD3.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE44George Rohl6'6"·2451yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE88Jacob Simpson6'4"·2453yr
    career 1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE83Sam Peters6'4"·2504yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Gabe Weaver6'5"·2401yr
PSULinebackers3 blue chips12
  • 44-star recruitLB13Tony Rojas6'2"·2364yr
    58 Tackles10.5 TFL5.0 Sacks2 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB8Kooper Ebel ← Iowa State6'4"·2334yr
    43 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB9Cael Brezina ← Iowa State6'3"·2333yr
    24 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB10Caleb Bacon ← Iowa State6'4"·2425yr
    22 Tackles5.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB25Alex Tatsch6'2"·2352yr
    11 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB26Cam Smith6'0"·2222yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB32John Klosterman5'11"·2235yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB34Chris Fileppo ← West Virginia6'4"·2192yr
    career 12 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB40Keian Kaiser6'4"·2151yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB45Josh Banks6'1"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB40Jake Lukac6'1"·2101yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB46Evan Wolff6'2"·2151yr
MINNLinebackers1 blue chip10
  • 33-star recruitLB6Maverick Baranowski6'2"·2305yr
    62 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB19Joey Gerlach6'3"·2255yr
    41 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB49Matt Kingsbury6'3"·2354yr
    19 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB46Mason Carrier6'3"·2353yr
    9 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB2Emmanuel Karmo6'2"·2352yr
    3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB35Nate Cleveland6'2"·2252yr
    3 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Ethan Stendel6'3"·2402yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB16Hudson Dunn6'0"·2201yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB29Andrew Marshall ← Eastern Michigan6'2"·2353yr
    career 62 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB32Angel Luciano6'1"·2101yr
PSUBacks & tight ends3 blue chips13
  • 33-star recruitRB21Carson Hansen ← Iowa State6'2"·2164yr
    89 Car374 Rush yds5 TD4.2 Rush avg
    6 Rec45 Rec yds7.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB26Cam Wallace5'9"·2064yr
    44 Car260 Rush yds3 TD5.9 Rush avg
    4 Rec16 Rec yds4.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB1James Peoples ← Ohio State5'10"·2143yr
    57 Car246 Rush yds2 TD4.3 Rush avg
    3 Rec24 Rec yds8.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB25Quinton Martin Jr.6'1"·2123yr
    31 Car160 Rush yds1 TD5.2 Rush avg
    4 Rec4 Rec yds1.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB36Amar'e Glover6'0"·2051yr
    2 Car2 Rush yds0 TD1.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB29D'Antae Sheffey5'11"·2011yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB37Jeremy Washington5'9"·1721yr
  • 33-star recruitTE18Benjamin Brahmer ← Iowa State6'7"·2504yr
    25 Rec264 Rec yds3 TD10.6 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE87Andrew Rappleyea6'4"·2424yr
    28 Rec225 Rec yds3 TD8.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE84Gabe Burkle ← Iowa State6'6"·2475yr
    6 Rec65 Rec yds0 TD10.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE89Finn Furmanek6'3"·2514yr
    1 Rec31 Rec yds0 TD31.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE80Cooper Alexander ← Iowa State6'4"·2413yr
    career 5 Rec47 Rec yds0 TD9.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE83Brian Kortovich6'4"·2412yr
MINNReceivers3 blue chips12
  • 33-star recruitWR11Javon Tracy6'0"·2055yr
    46 Rec460 Rec yds1 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Noah Jennings ← Cincinnati6'0"·1904yr
    33 Rec395 Rec yds1 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR8Jalen Smith6'1"·2103yr
    18 Rec263 Rec yds3 TD14.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR84Hayden Moore6'1"·2051yr
    3 Rec49 Rec yds0 TD16.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR89Quayd Hendryx5'11"·1801yr
    2 Rec28 Rec yds1 TD14.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR7Bradley Martino6'3"·1902yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR25Zion Steptoe ← Tulsa5'11"·1905yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR18Donielle Hayes6'0"·1904yr
  • 33-star recruitWR24Braiden Stevens5'8"·1701yr
  • 44-star recruitWR3Perry Thompson ← Auburn6'3"·2203yr
    career 22 Rec280 Rec yds1 TD12.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR85Rico Blassingame6'1"·1851yr
  • 33-star recruitWR81Josiah Dozier6'1"·1901yr
PSUDefensive backs5 blue chips20
  • 44-star recruitCB7Zion Tracy5'11"·1844yr
    23 Tackles4 PD1 Int
  • 44-star recruitCB17Josiah Zayas6'2"·2051yr
    21 Tackles1 PD2 Int
  • 33-star recruitCB2Audavion Collins5'11"·1835yr
    17 Tackles8 PD
  • 44-star recruitCB5Daryus Dixson6'0"·1842yr
    16 Tackles3 PD1 Int
  • 44-star recruitCB0Jahmir Joseph6'0"·1902yr
    9 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitCB12Xxavier Thomas5'11"·1802yr
    3 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitCB20Tyrell Chatman6'2"·1961yr
    3 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB35Tyler Armstead6'1"·1772yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB16Donte Nastasi5'10"·1692yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitCB15Joshua Johnson6'2"·1892yr
    career 1 Tackles0 PD
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedCB29Hunter Sowell ← Iowa State5'10"·1802yr
    career 0 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitS3Jamison Patton ← Iowa State6'2"·2064yr
    26 Tackles0 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitS31Marcus Neal Jr. ← Iowa State6'1"·2163yr
    22 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitS4Jeremiah Cooper ← Iowa State6'0"·1885yr
    19 Tackles2 PD1 Int
  • 44-star recruitS21Vaboue Toure6'1"·2093yr
    5 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitS28Bryson Williams6'4"·1881yr
    3 Tackles0 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitS24Ibn McDaniels ← Syracuse6'3"·2023yr
    2 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitS27Omarion Davis ← Boston College5'11"·1982yr
    career 13 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitS30Christian Askew6'4"·1991yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundS41Jake LaVerde6'2"·2101yr
MINNDefensive backsNo blue chips21
PSUReceivers2 blue chips14
  • 33-star recruitWR0Chase Sowell ← Iowa State6'3"·2035yr
    34 Rec510 Rec yds3 TD15.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR6Koby Howard5'11"·2032yr
    12 Rec344 Rec yds2 TD28.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR4Brett Eskildsen ← Iowa State6'1"·1983yr
    23 Rec244 Rec yds1 TD10.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Zay Robinson ← Iowa State5'11"·1862yr
    9 Rec129 Rec yds1 TD14.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR9Amarion Jackson6'2"·1921yr
    3 Rec41 Rec yds0 TD13.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR8Karon Brookins ← Iowa State6'5"·2052yr
    1 Rec8 Rec yds0 TD8.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR31Logan Cunningham5'8"·1833yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR82Ethan Black5'9"·1784yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR15Keith Jones Jr. ← Grambling6'4"·1972yr
    career 31 Rec438 Rec yds4 TD14.1 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR11Lyrick Samuel6'4"·1832yr
  • 33-star recruitWR7Peter Gonzalez6'2"·2113yr
  • 33-star recruitWR81Ben Whitver6'2"·1951yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR37Max Heffner5'11"·1761yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Hank Lustig5'9"·1701yr
MINNKickersNo blue chips3
  • 33-star recruitPK36Daniel Jackson5'10"·1752yr
    1 FG1 FGA31 Long10 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK—Luke Drzewiecki6'0"·1865yr
    15 FG15 FGA60 Long59 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK92Beckham Sunderland ← Michigan6'2"·2153yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
PSUKickersNo blue chips3
  • 22-star recruitPK98Matthew Parker6'0"·2242yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK94Ryan Barker6'2"·1914yr
    12 FG16 FGA48 Long61 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK95Cristiano Rosa ← James Madison5'11"·2054yr
    career 2 FG4 FGA40 Long9 Pts
MINNPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP37Zachary Robbins ← Utah State6'3"·2202yr
    1 Punts33.0 Avg1 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP42Tom Weston6'3"·2202yr
    41 Punts42.8 Avg18 In 20
PSUPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP38Nathan Tiyce ← Mississippi State6'5"·2322yr
    32 Punts40.8 Avg12 In 20
  • 33-star recruitP96Lucas Tenbrock6'6"·2101yr

Previous 10 meetings vs. Minnesota

Penn State 7–3 vs Minnesota

  • 2024 · wk 13Penn State 26 @ Minnesota 25
  • 2022 · wk 8Minnesota 17 @ Penn State 45
  • 2019 · wk 11Penn State 26 @ Minnesota 31
  • 2016 · wk 5Minnesota 26 @ Penn State 29
  • 2013 · wk 11Penn State 10 @ Minnesota 24
  • 2010 · wk 8Penn State 33 @ Minnesota 21
  • 2009 · wk 7Minnesota 0 @ Penn State 20
  • 2006 · wk 6Penn State 28 @ Minnesota 27
  • 2005 · wk 5Minnesota 14 @ Penn State 44
  • 2004 · wk 6Penn State 7 @ Minnesota 16

Previous 3 meetings vs. P.J. Fleck

Penn State 2–1 vs P.J. Fleck

  • 2024 · wk 13Penn State 26 @ Minnesota 25
  • 2022 · wk 8Minnesota 17 @ Penn State 45
  • 2019 · wk 11Penn State 26 @ Minnesota 31

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