Ethan Grunkemeyer ’s story at Penn State is just beginning. A redshirt freshman quarterback for the Nittany Lions, he saw the field once in 2024, and through the active early weeks of the 2025 season has logged 105 passing yards and a touchdown across two appearances. He arrived in Happy Valley from Lewis Center, Ohio, where he starred at Olentangy High School, and shattered school records in career passing yards (8,401), touchdowns (80), single-season passing yards (3,517), and single-season touchdowns (39). Ranked as a consensus four-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, On3, and Rivals.

Yet the roots of that foundation extend beyond stats and scouting reports. Ethan Grunkemeyer is the son of Megan McCabe and Heather Grunkemeyer , both of whom played collegiate basketball, and he gre

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