What did we learn about Penn State football during visit to Nittany Lions facilities?
Lions247: A Penn State athletics Podcast
247Sports, Penn State, Penn State Nittany Lions, Penn State Football, Penn State athletics, College
4.8 • 937 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Penn State welcomed the Lions247 coverage crew into team facilties for a THON event, helping raise more than $18 million for the fight against childhood cancer. We review several takeaways, ranging from charitable impact and first looks at new players to an overall program "vibe check" two months into the Matt Campbell era.
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| 0:33.6 | Welcome back into the Lions Streaming 470 podcast. |
| 0:37.0 | I am Tyler Donoghue. They are Daniel Gowan |
| 0:39.2 | and Mark Brennan. And we've got some fresh content to discuss coming out of Penn State |
| 0:43.3 | football facilities. Our first visit there with a new head coach with 50 new players and a lot |
| 0:49.7 | to get into. And of course, the number one thing that we have to talk about on the agenda is that this was |
| 0:55.4 | a thon-related activity. And what a special event thon is on an annual basis here at Penn State, |
| 1:01.5 | more than $18 million raised, which was a record this past weekend that was announced on Sunday. |
| 1:07.8 | That all goes towards the four diamonds at Penn State Health Children's Hospital. |
| 1:12.8 | You're looking at $270 million in total raise now in the history of this event, impacting more |
| 1:18.0 | than 5,000 families. We get to see a fraction of that process when we get these trips on the |
| 1:24.2 | Saturday of Thon Weekend of Penn State facilities. We've been doing this for many years now. But guys, I'm reminded each time. I know it's going to be special, but that feeling that |
| 1:33.0 | you carry out of Penn State football facilities on Thon Saturday, Mark, you've experienced it more than I |
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