Penn State’s Final Portal Checklist: What’s Left as the Window Closes

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The Penn State football team has nearly completed the marathon-level sprint of team building in the first two months under first-year head coach Matt Campbell. The transfer portal officially closes on Friday afternoon and the team is nearly done adding players to its roster for the coming 2026 season. On today’s BWI Live Show, we’ll discuss the work the team has left to do on its current roster, with unannounced players, and final touches from the portal. We’ll also discuss the latest news and information about the team to start today’s show. 

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Penn State news update

We’ll start today’s show with the latest Penn State football news and information from the last 24 hours. The team officially welcomed running backs coach Savion Huggins on Tuesday evening. Huggins was the final on-field coach the team needed to replace as part of the roster transition that happened after Campbell took over this December. The team also added a new analyst to the roster, which reporter Greg Pickel will detail for fans to start the show. Of course, today’s show is about the portal closing, so we’ll detail exactly how much time is left for Penn State to make moves and add the finishing touches to its roster before the window closes. 

Portal needs and retention wins left to address

The team still has over a dozen players who have not made an announcement about their intentions in the transfer portal. At this stage, it’s safer to assume they’re staying than not, but anything can happen. We’ll detail the biggest wins from the undeclared group that would be the biggest benefit to the program if they are on the roster as of next Monday. 

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