ETHAN GRUNKEMEYER NEWS

Efficient in narrow win Grunkemeyer completed 17 of 21 passes for 209 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 40-36 win versus Rutgers.

Impact Thanks to Grunkemeyer's steady presence, the Nittany Lions finished with three wins, earning bowl eligibility after a rocky season. Since taking over for Drew Allar in Week 8, Grunkemeyer totaled 974 passing yards, five touchdowns and four interceptions. Current bowl projections have the Nittany Lions ending up in the GameAbove Sports Bowl or the Rate Bowl.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Ohio State-Michigan and Oregon-Washington clashes have Big Ten championship and CFP implications

There's much at stake when Michigan hosts No. 1 Ohio State and No. 5 Oregon visits Washington on the final weekend of college football's regular season

NOVEMBER 26 • Associated Press

Ethan Grunkemeyer keeps getting better for Penn State. Here's how: 'I'm not surprised' The redshirt freshman quarterback had an impressive stat line against Nebraska, but his control of the offense has been steadily improving o...

NOVEMBER 25 • PENNLIVE.COM

Efficient manager in win Grunkemeyer was 11-for-12 passing for 181 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 37-10 win against Nebraska.

Impact The Nittany Lions had an excellent showing against Nebraska, and although Grunkemeyer only threw 12 passes, he connected on 11 of them. As usual, Penn State's running backs carried the day, but Grunkemeyer did what he needed to do to keep their hopes for bowl eligibility alive.

NOVEMBER 24 • ROTOWIRE

Allen becomes Penn State's career rushing leader as Nittany Lions pound Cornhuskers 37-10

Kaytron Allen ran for 160 yards with two touchdowns and Penn State’s defense played its best game of the season to keep the Nittany Lions’ bowl hopes alive with a 37-10 win over Ne...

NOVEMBER 23 • Associated Press

Throws two TDs in win Grunkemeyer completed 8 of 13 passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns during Saturday's 28-10 victory versus Michigan State. He also had eight rushes for six yards.

Impact Grunkemeyer threw only 13 passes in the win, but he made his limited volume count. Penn State's rushers were the clear stars in the win, but Grunkemeyer didn't make any mistakes and was an efficient game manager.

NOVEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Solid numbers in narrow loss Grunkemeyer was 22-for-31 passing for 219 yards, one touchdown and one interception during Saturday's 27-24 defeat to Indiana.

Impact The Nittany Lions came painfully close to pulling off a monumental upset, but Indiana came through with a late touchdown to put the game away. It was easily Grunkemeyer's best game since taking over for Drew Allar, as the passing game showed signs of life after some embarrassing showings over the past month.

NOVEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Contained in another loss Grunkemeyer completed 19 of 28 passes for 145 yards and one interception during Saturday's 38-14 loss against Ohio State.

Impact The Nittany Lions kept things close in the first half, but Grunkemeyer's participation was mostly limited to handing the ball off to his talented running backs. Although Drew Allar had his own set of issues, Grunkemeyer is definitely a downgrade for the offense as they try to move forward from coach James Franklin's firing and Allar's season-ending injury.

NOVEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Penn State Notebook: Ethan Grunkemeyer returns home in loss to Ohio State Redshirt freshman passes for 145 yards in his second Nittany Lions start

NOVEMBER 1 • DELCOTIMES.COM

How Penn State football's Ethan Grunkemeyer, an Ohio native, performed vs Ohio State Grunkemeyer made is second-career start against the nation's top defense, and he arguably looked better than he did against Iowa.

NOVEMBER 1 • DISPATCH.COM

Sayin has 4 TD throws, top-ranked Ohio State takes control in 2nd half for 38-14 win over Penn State

Julian Sayin passed for 316 yards and four touchdowns as top-ranked Ohio State defeated Penn State 38-14

NOVEMBER 1 • Associated Press

Who is Ethan Grunkemeyer? Meet Penn State's new QB1 from Columbus, replacing injured Drew Allar | Sporting News Grunkemeyer, from just outside of Columbus, will face off against his hometown team

OCTOBER 31 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Penn State QB, Columbus native Ethan Grunkemeyer fulfilling dream to play at Ohio Stadium Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer, a Lewis Center native, told reporters he dreamed about playing at Ohio Stadium.

OCTOBER 30 • DISPATCH.COM

Top-ranked Ohio State looks to continue rolling along when it hosts reeling Penn State

Penn State thought it had a win over Ohio State when Jim Knowles left to become the Nittany Lions defensive coordinator

OCTOBER 30 • Associated Press

College football picks: 7 0T games in Week 9 most since 2017; margins tightening in conference play

Fans could watch the most free football in eight years last week when seven Bowl Subdivision games required overtime to decide a winner

OCTOBER 29 • Associated Press

'Dream come true': Game at Ohio State an important homecoming for Penn State's starting quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer grew up in a suburb of Columbus. Now he gets a chance to take down the Buckeyes on their own turf.

OCTOBER 29 • PENNLIVE.COM

No. 1 Ohio State is rested twice over and preparing for 5-game stretch to close the regular season

Top-ranked Ohio State is rested twice over and preparing to finish the regular season with a five-game stretch

OCTOBER 28 • Associated Press

Penn State QB Ethan Grunkemeyer set to return home to face No. 1 Ohio State Quarterback will make his 2nd start in front of family, friends

OCTOBER 28 • MCALL.COM

Penn State's Kotelnicki committing to scheme, personnel changes in preparation for No. 1 Ohio State

Offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki can’t explain Penn State’s futility so far this season

OCTOBER 22 • Associated Press

Struggles during loss Grunkemeyer completed 15 of 28 passes for 93 yards and two interceptions during Saturday's 25-24 defeat to Iowa. He also had six rushes for one yard.

Impact Although the Nittany Lions were able to establish a running game, Grunkemeyer has a dreadful debut as the team's starting quarterback. With the team reeling from James Franklin's firing amid subpar play, it wouldn't be surprising to see the team turn Jaxon Smolik (wrist) if the injury he sustained against Iowa isn't serious.

OCTOBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Penn State drops its 4th straight as Iowa rallies for 25-24 victory Hawkeyes spoil the first game for interim coach Terry Smith and the first start for quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer

OCTOBER 19 • DELCOTIMES.COM

Mark Gronowski leads Iowa rally past Penn State, 25-24

Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski rushed for a career-high 130 yards and two touchdowns, and Kaden Wetjen scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 8-yard run with 3:54 to play, as the Haw...

OCTOBER 19 • Associated Press