Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
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| Wk 8 | W 25-21@ Illinois | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
Nolan Rucci
Last confirmed: Penn State, 2025. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′8″ · 307 lb · Lititz, PA · Warwick
His line is 51st in the country in stuff rate allowed this season (a team number, not his).
This week
Nolan Rucci
He got to Penn State by way of Wisconsin.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log
2023 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2023Wisconsin7-6HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
Awards
A five-star recruit at offensive line for Penn State -- now projected at an All-Conference level.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
All-Conference caliberFive-star HS recruit
The unit he anchors ranks 51st nationally in stuff rate allowed this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Penn State has produced 8 All-Conference offensive linemen and 2 All-Americans. 12 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2014. Olaivavega Ioane was one of them, an All-American.
Four seasons, two schools
- 2025 Penn State FranklinYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2024 Penn State FranklinYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- Jan 2024 Entered the transfer portalWisconsin to Penn State
- 2023 Wisconsin FickellYear 2 · 1 game
- 2022 Wisconsin ChrystYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Wisconsin in 2021 as a 5-star recruit, No. 16 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Wisconsin in the 2021 class, a 5-star recruit.
- Transferred from Wisconsin to Penn State, Jan 4, 2024.
His career
2021
- Signed with Wisconsin5-star out of Warwick
2024
- Transferred to Penn Statefrom Wisconsin
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
5 coaches2022
Paul Chryst, then Jim Leonhard
Wisconsin
Played for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, Luke Fickell, James Franklin and Terry Smith.