The 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior finished a tough junior season – among the most important seasons for recruits, especially quarterbacks – without a single Division I offer. In the offseason, Smolik ...

Jaxon Smolik put down his 9-iron after working on chipping and walked inside his house in Iowa. What was supposed to be a relaxing summer afternoon for the Class of 2023 recruit morphed into a story ...

Going into the 2025 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will examine each player listed on the Penn State roster. Over the preseason, each profile will cover the player’s background, how recruiting ...

New Penn State quarterback commit Jaxon Smolik is typically a chill guy. But a visit to Happy Valley earlier this summer certainly elevated the juices the for the West Des Moines (Iowa) Dowling ...

Penn State has a 2023 quarterback again, as Jaxon Smolik, a three-star prospect from Iowa whose recruitment took off after a last-minute addition to the Elite 11 Finals last month, verbally committed ...

Matt Campbell and Penn State are losing a quarterback to the transfer portal. Jaxon Smolik is leaving Penn State and entering the portal in search of a new school. The news broke of Smolik’s departure ...

Penn State welcomed quarterback Jaxon Smolik to its 2023 recruiting class with flourish from its current quarterbacks and some high praise from head coach James Franklin. Quarterbacks Sean Clifford, ...

Jaxon Smolik usually keeps it low key after games. The 2023 Penn State commit hangs out with friends, followed by a yoga session the next morning. But last weekend, that relaxed routine was upended by ...