Building a Winning Culture: How the Team Captain Inspires a Championship Mindset in the Penn State Locker Room.
Penn State football comes in at the top of another post-spring top-25
Last week, FOX’s Joel Klatt was the first analyst in the national media to put his name to the early hype building around the Nittany Lions in 2025. The Big Noon host made headlines after naming Penn State as his No. 1 team coming out of the springDawkins is just one of the notable Nittany Lions to return to Happy Valley for 2025. Penn State brings back one of the most dynamic backfields in college football, including quarterback Drew Allar and running backs Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen. Defensively, edge Dani Dennis-Sutton, interior lineman Zane Durant, and safety Zakee Wheatley look to take center stage under the new leadership of Jim Knowles.Since the final whistle blew on January’s Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame, the focus for Penn State football has been simple: to win the 2025 national title. Not shying away from the difficult end to last season, the Nittany Lions have not minced words about the heights they believe the program can reach this fall.
“We all came back for a reason,” center and team captain Nick Dawkins recently told State Media of his decision to return for a sixth and final season. “We are all working for one goal, and that’s to win a national championship.”
