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NittanyCentral is home for the latest Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, Penn State Basketball news, updates, and analysis of the Penn State Nittany Lions

NittanyCentral is home for the latest Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, Penn State Basketball news, updates, and analysis of the Penn State Nittany Lions

The latest news, insight, and analysis of Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, and Penn State Basketball, including schedules, game results, analysis of breaking news, rumors, speculation, and recruiting coverage of future Penn State Nittany Lions

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No One-Hit Wonders In Penn State Football Backfield

Penn State Football

I’ve never subscribed to the adage that if you have two good quarterbacks or two good goaltenders you have none. That’s certainly not the case right now for Penn State Football. While I understand the premise and the issues that that perceiveddilemma may produce, I still believe it’s always a good problem to have. It’s … Read more

Penn State Football Recruiting Adds First 2025 Commitment

Penn State Football

2025 four-star OT Jaelyne Matthews out of Toms River, New Jersey has committed to Penn State Football. Matthews is coming off a visit this weekend to the Nittany Lions‘ junior day. He holds offers from Georgia, Ohio State, and Miami, among others, prior to committing to James Franklin and Penn State Football.   Matthews is the … Read more

Are Penn State Football, James Franklin Finally About to Break Through to ‘elite’?

Penn State Football, James Franklin

The moment is ingrained in recent Penn State Football history. It’s September 29th, 2018. Penn State Football has just suffered its second one point loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in as many years. James Franklin is about to give the most impassioned post game press conference we have seen in his now 9 year … Read more

Penn State Wrestling Recap, MVPs From Win Over Iowa

Penn State Wrestling, Roman Bravo Young, NCAA Wrestling

No. 1 Penn State Wrestling picked up a 23-14 victory over No. 2 Iowa Friday night in front of a record setting crowd of 15,998 at the Bryce Jordan Center. The crowd tied the NCAA attendance record for an indoor college wrestling match, previously set by the Nittany Lions and Iowa in 2018. It was … Read more

Insane Stat Could Boost Penn State Football DBs Joey Porter Jr., Ji’Ayir Brown’s NFL Draft Stocks

Joey Porter Jr.

Penn State Football has never had a defensive back chosen in the first-round of the NFL Draft, but that could be about to change this April. Nittany Lions defensive back Joey Porter. Jr. is widely projected to be a first-round selection, with some projections having him chosen as high as the top-15 picks. Brown, along … Read more

Best Offensive Line Under James Franklin? How Penn State Football Turned Weakness into Strength

Penn State Football, James Franklin

When head coach James Franklin took over the Penn State Football program in 2014, only one year removed from some of the harshest sanctions in the history of the NCAA, no position was hit harder by the sanctions than the offensive line. With the Nittany Lions‘ football scholarships initially being “reduced from 25 to 15 … Read more

What Time, TV Channel is No. 1 Penn State Wrestling vs. No. 2 Iowa? How to Watch Online for FREE

Penn State Wrestling

The biggest college wrestling dual of the season will take place Friday  night, Jan. 27, 2023 when No. 1 Penn State Wrestling takes on No. 2 at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions enters on a 39 match win streak with their last loss coming to Iowa in 2020. Former Penn State wrestling great … Read more

No. 1 Penn State Wrestling vs. No. 2 Iowa Preview: Key Matches, Predictions, more

Penn State Wrestling

In College Wrestling, there’s Penn State Wrestling, Iowa Wrestling, and everyone else. Friday night will be the center of the collegiate wrestling universe when the No. 1 Nittany Lions 10-0 (3-0) takes on No. 2 Iowa 12-0 (5-0) at the Bryce Jordan Center. How teams matchup in a dual doesn’t necessarily show what will happen … Read more

Penn State Basketball: How Bad Did Rutgers Loss Hurt NCAA Tournament Chances?

Penn State Basketball

Penn State Basketball entered Tuesday’s game against Rutgers  ranked 49th in the NET rankings, before losing 65-45 in embarrassing fashion. This put the Nittany Lions either as a last four in or first four out on many bracketologist predictions, ahead of the NCAA Tournament. The loss to Rutgers was ugly to say the least. Micah … Read more

Is Penn State Football LB Abdul Carter the Next Micah Parsons?

Abdul Carter, Penn State Football

Penn State Football has a long, proud tradition of elite linebackers. From Lavar Arrington to Dan Connor and Sean Lee, the Nittany Lions‘ reputation as LBU has been well earned for decades. The exciting part is we might be on the cusp of adding another name to that list, Abdul Carter. The true freshman LB … Read more

Penn State Basketball: The Week We Find Out if Nittany Lions Will Dance

Penn State Basketball

Penn State Basketball heads to Piscataway, New Jersey Tuesday night before hosting the rematch with the Michigan Wolverines on Sunday. And by the end of this week, we will know if the 2022-2023 Nittany Lions Basketball team is truly NCAA Tournament-worthy. According to most prognostications, Penn State Basketball is one of the last teams in or … Read more

Penn State Football adds Preferred Run On with SERIOUS speed at position of need

Penn State Football

David Kency Jr., a 5-foot 9 running back from Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, Louisiana, announced via twitter his commitment to play for Penn State Football next season. Kency Jr. adds serious speed to the Penn State roster as a preferred walk on. Fittingly nicknamed “Mr. Flash”, Kency Jr. boasts a 10.83 100-meter dash … Read more

NFL Mock Draft: Penn State Football CB Joey Porter Jr. Joins ‘Outstanding’ Secondary

Joey Porter Jr.

For the third season in a row Penn State Football will likely have at least one player chosen in the first-round of the NFL Draft, as cornerback Joey Porter Jr. rises up boards around the league. Some top analysts have Porter Jr. projected to be a top-10 selection in April’s draft, following a dynamic 2022 … Read more

3 Things to Know About New Penn State Football WR Coach

Penn State Football, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Transfer Portal

Penn State Football has named Marques Hagans as the new wide receiver coach, replacing Taylor Stubblefield who had held the position since 2020. The Nittany Lions pulled Hagans from his alma mater, the University of Virginia, where he was the wide receivers coach since 2013. 3 Things to know about new Penn State Football WR … Read more

Penn State Basketball Runs Past Nebraska in Encouraging Win | Takeaways

Penn State Basketball

Penn State Basketball never trailed in a 76-65 victory over Nebraska in front of 11,297 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions started the game hot on a 10-0 run before going ice cold and only scoring 3 points over the next 8 minutes. Penn State Basketball was able to take … Read more

Penn State Has Opportunity to PROVE it cares about Basketball

Penn State Basketball

Does Penn State really even care about the Basketball program? This has been a topic of discussion amongst Penn State Basketball fans for multiple decades now, though it ramped up during the Pat Chambers coaching era. When will the Penn State Athletic Department start to care about the basketball program? The Nittany Lions basketball team … Read more

Penn State Basketball Rumors: Why Micah Shrewsberry Can’t Leave for Notre Dame

Penn State Basketball

With Notre Dame’s Mike Brey announcing his retirement at the end of the 2022-2023 season, rumors have already begun about his potential replacement.  One name has been at the top of all of the lists: Penn State Basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry. Shrewsberry is from Indianapolis, having played high school ball at Cathedral High School … Read more

Penn State Football Recruiting: Nittany Lions Hosting 5-Star Athlete

Penn State Football

This weekend, Penn State football recruiting will hold its junior day, and will be hosting one of the top prizes of the 2024 cycle on campus. 2024 five-star athlete in Quinton Martin will be among the Nittany Lions‘ visitors this weekend. Martin plays at Belle Vernon High School in Western Pennsylvania, and numerous outlets already … Read more

How No. 3 Penn State Hockey Bounces Back in Critical Series vs. No. 18 Notre Dame

Penn State Hockey

No. 3 Penn State Hockey aims to bounce back from a disastrous weekend against Michigan State, when the Nittany Lions host No. 18 Notre Dame. After splitting earlier this season, the Lions host the Fighting Irish for a pair of contests inside Pegula Ice Arena on Friday and Saturday. Penn State Hockey vs. Notre Dame … Read more

Penn State Football Adds Another 4-Star Transfer Portal WR

Penn State Football

Penn State Fotball added another addition from the transfer portal with Florida State WR Malik McClain joining the Nittany Lions for 2023. McClain was a 4-star recruit out of IMG academy for the 2020 recruiting class. The wide receiver was ranked 283rd nationally and 40th in the state of Florida. The 6-foot-4 receiver appeared in … Read more