PennKevin Willard may soon have his Massimino moment at Villanova, but does this Big 5 format make sense for all?The new format for the City Series breathed some life into one that was getting stale, but it may have run its course because of financial concerns. Jeff Neiburg Here’s how the men’s and women’s brackets shape up in the Big 5 ClassicRyan Mack Penn and La Salle played a Palestra classic, even though it wasn’t a Big 5 gameJonathan Tannenwald Penn vs. La Salle photosYong Kim TJ Power’s big performance at the Cathedral Classic pushes Penn past La Salle Staff and Wire Reports, Associated Press AdvertisementRay Priore is stepping down after 11 years as Penn’s football coach Priore spent 39 years with the Quakers' program and finished with a 58–42 overall record. His last game was a 17-6 victory against archrival Princeton.Sean McKeown Penn caps its football season with a win over PrincetonThe Quakers contained the Tigers to go scoreless in the second half, as Richardson eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards this season and became the program’s third all-time leader in career receiving yards.Sean McKeown Penn tops Drexel, 84-68, to earn a spot in the Big 5 Classic finalThe Quakers were led by Ethan Roberts' 30 points, while TJ Power contributed 18 on Friday night.Sean McKeown There won’t be a Villanova-St. Joe’s Big 5 title game this season, but Penn earned its final berthThe Quakers' win over Drexel means there likely won't be a Villanova-St. Joe's game for the first time since the 1997-98 season. But in a way, that justifies changing the Big 5 pods every few years.Jonathan Tannenwald Penn vs. Drexel photosPenn beats Drexel 84-68 in Big 5 basketball action at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.Yong Kim Penn takes down St. Joe’s in Steve Donahue’s return to the PalestraBehind Ethan Roberts’ 31 points, the Quakers topped the Hawks, 83-74, on Monday, the first time Penn beat St. Joe’s since 2019.Sean McKeown Steve Donahue will visit an old haunt, the Palestra, when St. Joe’s plays Penn Penn fired Donahue as coach in March. He returns Monday night to face Fran McCaffery's Quakers as the head coach at St. Joseph's. Sean McKeown Late field goal dooms Penn, which nearly pulled off an upset of Ivy League leader HarvardThe loss was Penn’s second in a row and renders its chances of an opportunity to secure at least a share of the Ivy League title or a chance at the FCS playoffs essentially obsolete. Staff Reports Is Drexel already on a mission to run wild in the Big 5? Against Penn, it certainly appeared so.The Battle for 33rd Street stayed even for all of five minutes before Dragons guard Amaris Baker decided enough was enough. Her game-high 18 points fueled the win as Drexel improved to 3-0. Sean McKeown Villanova’s final act, Penn State’s playing for something, and meet the football champs on the Main LineAlso, Temple's carrot-dangling win for bowl eligibility, the big man on Villanova's campus, and our pick for the must-watch Game of the Week.Devin Jackson and Kerith Gabriel Penn fails to outrun Providence, but shooting stars emerge for the QuakersA 15-4 Providence run in the first half funneled into the second, finding the Quakers on the latter end of an 106-81 final. Sean McKeown Penn honors junior captain Vhito DeCapria, who ‘inspired us constantly’ in life and in deathJust before the start of the season, 14-year-old Vhito DeCapria, who has been a fixture around the program for the past decade, passed away after a long fight with cancer. Sean McKeown TJ Power is staying patient amid the hype as he gets into rhythm at PennThe former five-star Duke recruit had a quiet game in the Quakers' season-opening rout of Rowan, then started to look the part in Sunday's loss at American.Jonathan Tannenwald Early struggles and ‘simple mistakes’ hands Penn an Ivy league loss to CornellThe Quakers dropped their first home loss of the season as Cornell scored 26 points in the second half.Sean McKeown What we know and are still learning about a new NIL initiative being kickstarted at PennThe news was revealed on Thursday, during an open invitation for members of Penn’s community to meet with new Quakers men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery via Zoom ahead of the team’s season opener.Sean McKeown See more storiesAdvertisement
Kevin Willard may soon have his Massimino moment at Villanova, but does this Big 5 format make sense for all?The new format for the City Series breathed some life into one that was getting stale, but it may have run its course because of financial concerns. Jeff Neiburg
Kevin Willard may soon have his Massimino moment at Villanova, but does this Big 5 format make sense for all?The new format for the City Series breathed some life into one that was getting stale, but it may have run its course because of financial concerns. Jeff Neiburg
TJ Power’s big performance at the Cathedral Classic pushes Penn past La Salle Staff and Wire Reports, Associated Press
TJ Power’s big performance at the Cathedral Classic pushes Penn past La Salle Staff and Wire Reports, Associated Press
Ray Priore is stepping down after 11 years as Penn’s football coach Priore spent 39 years with the Quakers' program and finished with a 58–42 overall record. His last game was a 17-6 victory against archrival Princeton.Sean McKeown
Ray Priore is stepping down after 11 years as Penn’s football coach Priore spent 39 years with the Quakers' program and finished with a 58–42 overall record. His last game was a 17-6 victory against archrival Princeton.Sean McKeown
Penn caps its football season with a win over PrincetonThe Quakers contained the Tigers to go scoreless in the second half, as Richardson eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards this season and became the program’s third all-time leader in career receiving yards.Sean McKeown
Penn caps its football season with a win over PrincetonThe Quakers contained the Tigers to go scoreless in the second half, as Richardson eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards this season and became the program’s third all-time leader in career receiving yards.Sean McKeown
Penn tops Drexel, 84-68, to earn a spot in the Big 5 Classic finalThe Quakers were led by Ethan Roberts' 30 points, while TJ Power contributed 18 on Friday night.Sean McKeown
Penn tops Drexel, 84-68, to earn a spot in the Big 5 Classic finalThe Quakers were led by Ethan Roberts' 30 points, while TJ Power contributed 18 on Friday night.Sean McKeown
There won’t be a Villanova-St. Joe’s Big 5 title game this season, but Penn earned its final berthThe Quakers' win over Drexel means there likely won't be a Villanova-St. Joe's game for the first time since the 1997-98 season. But in a way, that justifies changing the Big 5 pods every few years.Jonathan Tannenwald
There won’t be a Villanova-St. Joe’s Big 5 title game this season, but Penn earned its final berthThe Quakers' win over Drexel means there likely won't be a Villanova-St. Joe's game for the first time since the 1997-98 season. But in a way, that justifies changing the Big 5 pods every few years.Jonathan Tannenwald
Penn vs. Drexel photosPenn beats Drexel 84-68 in Big 5 basketball action at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.Yong Kim
Penn vs. Drexel photosPenn beats Drexel 84-68 in Big 5 basketball action at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.Yong Kim
Penn takes down St. Joe’s in Steve Donahue’s return to the PalestraBehind Ethan Roberts’ 31 points, the Quakers topped the Hawks, 83-74, on Monday, the first time Penn beat St. Joe’s since 2019.Sean McKeown
Penn takes down St. Joe’s in Steve Donahue’s return to the PalestraBehind Ethan Roberts’ 31 points, the Quakers topped the Hawks, 83-74, on Monday, the first time Penn beat St. Joe’s since 2019.Sean McKeown
Steve Donahue will visit an old haunt, the Palestra, when St. Joe’s plays Penn Penn fired Donahue as coach in March. He returns Monday night to face Fran McCaffery's Quakers as the head coach at St. Joseph's. Sean McKeown
Steve Donahue will visit an old haunt, the Palestra, when St. Joe’s plays Penn Penn fired Donahue as coach in March. He returns Monday night to face Fran McCaffery's Quakers as the head coach at St. Joseph's. Sean McKeown
Late field goal dooms Penn, which nearly pulled off an upset of Ivy League leader HarvardThe loss was Penn’s second in a row and renders its chances of an opportunity to secure at least a share of the Ivy League title or a chance at the FCS playoffs essentially obsolete. Staff Reports
Late field goal dooms Penn, which nearly pulled off an upset of Ivy League leader HarvardThe loss was Penn’s second in a row and renders its chances of an opportunity to secure at least a share of the Ivy League title or a chance at the FCS playoffs essentially obsolete. Staff Reports
Is Drexel already on a mission to run wild in the Big 5? Against Penn, it certainly appeared so.The Battle for 33rd Street stayed even for all of five minutes before Dragons guard Amaris Baker decided enough was enough. Her game-high 18 points fueled the win as Drexel improved to 3-0. Sean McKeown
Is Drexel already on a mission to run wild in the Big 5? Against Penn, it certainly appeared so.The Battle for 33rd Street stayed even for all of five minutes before Dragons guard Amaris Baker decided enough was enough. Her game-high 18 points fueled the win as Drexel improved to 3-0. Sean McKeown
Villanova’s final act, Penn State’s playing for something, and meet the football champs on the Main LineAlso, Temple's carrot-dangling win for bowl eligibility, the big man on Villanova's campus, and our pick for the must-watch Game of the Week.Devin Jackson and Kerith Gabriel
Villanova’s final act, Penn State’s playing for something, and meet the football champs on the Main LineAlso, Temple's carrot-dangling win for bowl eligibility, the big man on Villanova's campus, and our pick for the must-watch Game of the Week.Devin Jackson and Kerith Gabriel
Penn fails to outrun Providence, but shooting stars emerge for the QuakersA 15-4 Providence run in the first half funneled into the second, finding the Quakers on the latter end of an 106-81 final. Sean McKeown
Penn fails to outrun Providence, but shooting stars emerge for the QuakersA 15-4 Providence run in the first half funneled into the second, finding the Quakers on the latter end of an 106-81 final. Sean McKeown
Penn honors junior captain Vhito DeCapria, who ‘inspired us constantly’ in life and in deathJust before the start of the season, 14-year-old Vhito DeCapria, who has been a fixture around the program for the past decade, passed away after a long fight with cancer. Sean McKeown
Penn honors junior captain Vhito DeCapria, who ‘inspired us constantly’ in life and in deathJust before the start of the season, 14-year-old Vhito DeCapria, who has been a fixture around the program for the past decade, passed away after a long fight with cancer. Sean McKeown
TJ Power is staying patient amid the hype as he gets into rhythm at PennThe former five-star Duke recruit had a quiet game in the Quakers' season-opening rout of Rowan, then started to look the part in Sunday's loss at American.Jonathan Tannenwald
TJ Power is staying patient amid the hype as he gets into rhythm at PennThe former five-star Duke recruit had a quiet game in the Quakers' season-opening rout of Rowan, then started to look the part in Sunday's loss at American.Jonathan Tannenwald
Early struggles and ‘simple mistakes’ hands Penn an Ivy league loss to CornellThe Quakers dropped their first home loss of the season as Cornell scored 26 points in the second half.Sean McKeown
Early struggles and ‘simple mistakes’ hands Penn an Ivy league loss to CornellThe Quakers dropped their first home loss of the season as Cornell scored 26 points in the second half.Sean McKeown
What we know and are still learning about a new NIL initiative being kickstarted at PennThe news was revealed on Thursday, during an open invitation for members of Penn’s community to meet with new Quakers men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery via Zoom ahead of the team’s season opener.Sean McKeown
What we know and are still learning about a new NIL initiative being kickstarted at PennThe news was revealed on Thursday, during an open invitation for members of Penn’s community to meet with new Quakers men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery via Zoom ahead of the team’s season opener.Sean McKeown
