Ep. 216 | Hardies Awards
From Hardcore Penn State Football by Hardcore Penn State Football
January 9, 2026 · 1h 15m · Season 4
About this episode
The hosts celebrate the 2025 season with the annual Hardies Awards, discussing transfer portal impacts and roster changes for the upcoming year.
Welcome back to Hardcore Penn State Football, your unfiltered deep dive into Nittany Lions news, analysis, and fan-driven discussions! In this episode – dropping January 8, 2026 – hosts Cory Lestochi & Shawn Kane kick off the new year by celebrating the 2025 season with our annual fan-voted award show, debating Penn State's transfer portal performance so far, and breaking down the latest defensive line additions amid the ongoing roster rebuild under Matt Campbell. With the portal window in full swing, we're unpacking the highs, lows, and what it all means for a reloaded 2026 squad. Whether you're reminiscing about last season or hyped for the future, this one's for the true blue-and-white faithful! It's time for the third annual Hardies Award Show – our fan-powered recap of the 2025 Nittany Lions campaign! Voted on exclusively by you, the listeners and followers, we reveal winners in categories like Offensive MVP (shoutout to RB Kaytron Allen's monster 1,303-yard, 15-TD season), Defensive Standout, Best Game (that 37-10 Nebraska blowout), Worst Moment (the heartbreaking Northwestern loss), and more surprises. The portal frenzy has been chaotic for PSU, with over 40 players…
People in this episode
Hosts: Cory Lestochi, Shawn Kane
Topics covered
- Nittany Lions news
- transfer portal performance
- fan-voted awards
- defensive line additions
- roster rebuild
- 2025 season recap
- 2026 squad outlook
Keywords
- Hardies Awards
- Penn State
- transfer portal
- Nittany Lions
- 2025 season
- defensive line
- Kaytron Allen
- Ethan Grunkemeyer
- roster rebuild
- fan awards
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Iowa State
Places: Penn State
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